Is horror the most disrespected genre?

Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by gitgud on Thursday August 02, 2018 @08:18PM (#17676509)

It seems its hard to be original in the horror genre. Every horror movie uses the same tropes and cliche's.

    JUMP SCARE
    Violin screech
    Creepy little girl
    Research history in library
    Running in a house

When every new horror movie uses these, it's hard to respect the genre.

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by AstralStorm on Friday August 03, 2018 @12:56PM (#17681452)

1. Sparingly.

2. No, it's outdated.

3. Not unless you're making another Ring. This is bad and you should feel bad as an author.

4. It is a common framing device, also used in fantasy.

5. The better horrors take place in a bigger area than just a house. They may have some related scenes like that.

Most importantly, this tells more about the kind of horror movies you're watching.

Common creepy stuff like darkness, contrast and claustrophobia are obviously used. They are generally scary.

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by gitgud on Saturday August 04, 2018 @08:29AM (#17686601)

I enjoy horror movies, but I think it's probably the hardest genre to make a good original movie, without using predictable cliche's.

Just curious, what horror movies would you recommend?

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by JoeAltmaier on Friday August 03, 2018 @08:07AM (#17679141)

Alien did a little better?

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