http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955 Discussion about: The Decline of Horror Films http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment333099 The new form of entertainment is what will eventually follow our economic collapse; total immersion. Actually living out the horror and violence for entertainments sake. It\'s the natural progression. ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:56:48 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment331247
Movies such as Hostle and The Hills Have Eyes are only scary if you're eating while watching and just had your carpet cleaned.

That said, I enjoyed Ghost Ship.]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:50:07 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment330719 ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:05:40 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment330369
It\'s the same deal today; there are plenty of horror gems out there along with the crap. In about twenty years I wouldn\'t be surprised to see an article like this cropping up praising THIS era.]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:33:47 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment330343 ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:59:05 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment329929 ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:09:25 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment329921 ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:59:44 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment329405 ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:53:21 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment329183 ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:58:50 PST http://www.cinemaroll.com/Horror/The-Decline-of-Horror-Films.158955#comment328957 That said, I think there are modern movies which did a good job and I think will bear out their relevance. The Ring, Pulse, White Noise, Gothika, Stir of Echoes, The Sixth Sense, The Machinist, and The Jacket come to mind pretty readily. I've not been a fan of slasher horror in a long time, but certainly Scream took a pretty fresh approach when it came out. And while it's true they are not all big-budget crap like "No, Seriously, I Know What You Did The Summer Before Last" I do think there have been some diamonds among the rough.
I don't know how you change the people, though. Most kids today seem to rely on the over-use of stimulation and eye-candy to get their jollies to the point that I don't think what SHOULD scare them DOES. These are the same kinds of people who would rather wait for the movie than read the book, who've never picked up a book by Lovecraft or Matheson or Campbell or even the classic works of King and Straub.]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:26:54 PST