Is horror the most disrespected genre?

Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by tptacek on Thursday August 02, 2018 @08:37PM (#17676571)

I don't think It really counts as "elevated horror". The book is interesting; you might call it an elevation of pulp horror. But the movie is just a garden-variety spooky clown movie.

Big budget horror movies are nothing new; look at the Alien franchise.

"elevator horror" is a funny term but I definitely meant "elevated horror"; edited.

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by ArtWomb on Thursday August 02, 2018 @09:42PM (#17676770)

Yet, something happens as the budget tops $50M. They cease being scary. And turn into, you know, The Mummy ;)

I want to genuinely watch a $100M Excorcist or Carrie or The Omen. Something original by a master.

Another recommendation for the kids out there is John Landis' An American Werewolf In London from 1981. Still holds up. Maybe its time to return to analog effects!

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by p1necone on Thursday August 02, 2018 @09:21PM (#17676697)

I would only really consider the first Alien to fit squarely within the horror genre.

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by tptacek on Thursday August 02, 2018 @09:26PM (#17676713)

If Prometheus and Alien Covenant aren't horror movies, there are other movies that are indisputably horror movies that are, uh, disputable.

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by p1necone on Friday August 03, 2018 @08:10PM (#17684568)

Ah yes, I did forget about the more recent ones.

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Re:Is horror the most disrespected genre? by humanrebar on Thursday August 02, 2018 @09:20PM (#17676692)

Jaws was the original blockbuster.

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