View Full Version : If horror is religion...
StaggerLee
04-20-2004, 09:17 AM
... then who would be God?
right now I feel that it might be Clive Barker...
Sistinas
04-20-2004, 10:00 AM
I'm not really sure,but I think i'd pick Alfred Hitchcock since he pretty much invented the slasher with Psycho.
bloodrayne
04-20-2004, 10:08 AM
George Romero
Vodstok
04-20-2004, 10:10 AM
ooooo, good girl. :) Who would Tobey Hooper be? Jesus?
However, If we are talking about horror literature, rather than movies, I would have to go with Lovecraft as God. August Derleth and Stephen King could fight over the mEssiah position.
Steve_Hutchison
04-20-2004, 10:10 AM
Edgar Allen Poe, maybe?
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 02:46 PM
yes IMO George Romero is God
Tobe Hooper is Jesus
and Clive Barker, Wes Craven, Tom Savini, Sam Raimi, and John Carpenter are his discipals
allmykids
04-20-2004, 03:48 PM
Hands down Stephen King. There is NOBODY that has as many hits!!!
evil_blonde
04-20-2004, 03:55 PM
Yep Stephen King is way good man!
orangestar
04-20-2004, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by allmykids
Hands down Stephen King. There is NOBODY that has as many hits!!!
yup
and Romero could be Jesus
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 04:42 PM
stephen king is too much of a writer to be the god of horror...cause his books maybe be freaky but most of the flicks sucked
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:09 PM
Gore, You don't like pinhead or Stephen King. You've got NO taste!!! Who do you like BARNEY???? LOL
Originally posted by allmykids
Gore, You don't like pinhead or Stephen King. You've got NO taste!!! Who do you like BARNEY???? LOL
Uhhh Gore is right. Most Steven King movies suck ass.
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:12 PM
i like stephen kings books and a few of the movies....and the 1st 2 hellraisers were good the rest suck....I have great taste....and soon ill be another mod here at horror so get used to it babe
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:16 PM
Originally posted by GorePhobia
i like stephen kings books and a few of the movies....and the 1st 2 hellraisers were good the rest suck....I have great taste....and soon ill be another mod here at horror so get used to it babe
I see your also Dreaming!!! We have enough Mods, So get Used to it MATE!!! ;)
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:20 PM
not really babe....you have you and arioch who are active and you are barely on to do anything.....arioch should just have your job because he has done more in one day then you have done in your whole time here....and I have helped out a bit lately.....and I am ALWAYS on when I have nothing to do....besides work and school, and being with family...so that is atleast about 10 hours a day....thank you
and thank you SFF for agreeing with me
Originally posted by allmykids
I see your also Dreaming!!! We have enough Mods, So get Used to it MATE!!! ;)
Someone who has obviously let the Modship position go to their head. Well, nobody is perfect. I mean, not everyone can be Arioch.
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:21 PM
Originally posted by SFF
Someone who has obviously let the Modship position go to their head. Well, nobody is perfect. I mean, not everyone can be Arioch.
you got that one right
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:29 PM
Case in point: look how easy you get upset. being mod is not a popularity contest. You don't have to like me and I don't have to like you. but I am fair. No it has not gone to my head. I just wanted the forum back the way it was before we were over run with assholes.
Originally posted by allmykids
Case in point: look how easy you get upset. being mod is not a popularity contest. You don't have to like me and I don't have to like you. but I am fair. No it has not gone to my head. I just wanted the forum back the way it was before we were over run with assholes.
Whose upset? You're the one who got your panties twisted because Gore said he didn't care for Steven King or Pinhead.:rolleyes:
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:32 PM
i didnt get upset i was just making a point.....i am not an ass to anyone except people who cross the line and act like idiots....and i never said it was a popularity contest....its just you dont do much around here and its sad
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:33 PM
Originally posted by SFF
Whose upset? You're the one who got your panties twisted because Gore said he didn't care for Steven King or Pinhead.:rolleyes:
another great point SFF....i was just saying that AMK didnt do much as mod so far and that Arioch has done more then her in one day
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:36 PM
Originally posted by SFF
Whose upset? You're the one who got your panties twisted because Gore said he didn't care for Steven King or Pinhead.:rolleyes: I was Jokeing That's Why I put LOL after my statement!!! Do you understand or should I brake it down for you?? and This is what's called being a smartass!!
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:40 PM
stephen king had BOOK HITS.....not movie hits....only SOME were hits
Originally posted by allmykids
I was Jokeing That's Why I put LOL after my statement!!! Do you understand or should I brake it down for you?? and This is what's called being a smartass!!
Oh, well LOL changes everything.:rolleyes: In case you didn't know, LOL can also mean that you are laughing AT somebody, not that you're just joking. You should have put J/J.
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:41 PM
King is so good I worry about his mental health!!! LOL
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:42 PM
just joking would deff have been more sufficent
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:43 PM
its deff true so dont say Stephen King is the "king" of horror cause he is most certainly not
Originally posted by GorePhobia
stephen king had BOOK HITS.....not movie hits....only SOME were hits
Exactly. In the world of horror movies, Steven King blows most of the time.
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by SFF
Exactly. In the world of horror movies, Steven King blows most of the time.
exactly my point
Originally posted by GorePhobia
exactly my point
Heh I got a thread idea.;)
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:47 PM
Anyway Last year at Bandcamp........................
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:52 PM
are you trying to say im a geek or dork AMK?
hellfire1
04-20-2004, 05:54 PM
oy...
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by GorePhobia
are you trying to say im a geek or dork AMK?
no, I was changing the subject.
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 05:55 PM
yeah you might be able to fool them but not me.....
not me.....;)
allmykids
04-20-2004, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by GorePhobia
yeah you might be able to fool them but not me.....
LOL!!!! Your killing me!!
not me.....;)
evil_blonde
04-20-2004, 06:05 PM
id like to point out that this is a horror forum, not just movies
stephen king is the horror novelist god thing
does he even write the scripts or direct the movies?
i agree the movies are pretty lame, for instance Msiery, that movie is just not great, the book however is far more indepth and makes alot more sense, plus it is faaaar gorier.
sigh
its not all about watching, reading is a good ability to have too :)
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 06:08 PM
good call blondie....you my good half
evil_blonde
04-20-2004, 06:10 PM
i feel so loved :D
GorePhobia
04-20-2004, 06:12 PM
awwwwww :)
Arioch
04-20-2004, 06:52 PM
Stephen King writes....er has written many of the greatest horror books of all time. That being said, many of them have been mangled into HORRIBLE movies, some good, but most weren't. Im thinkin this thread is about Horror in general, not just movies. So that gives Stephen King a little more clout in that respect.
Still that being said:
EDGAR ALLEN POE did more for the genre than anyone did or can ever do again, just my opinion tho.
Steve_Hutchison
04-21-2004, 04:45 AM
Originally posted by Arioch
EDGAR ALLEN POE did more for the genre than anyone did or can ever do again, just my opinion tho.
way to go!!
GorePhobia
04-21-2004, 05:09 AM
Originally posted by Arioch
Stephen King writes....er has written many of the greatest horror books of all time. That being said, many of them have been mangled into HORRIBLE movies, some good, but most weren't. Im thinkin this thread is about Horror in general, not just movies. So that gives Stephen King a little more clout in that respect.
Still that being said:
EDGAR ALLEN POE did more for the genre than anyone did or can ever do again, just my opinion tho.
yes Edgar is the best and all but i thought we were talking about movies....then in that aspect George Romero is GOD
Steve_Hutchison
04-21-2004, 05:30 AM
Well the question was "If horror is religion then who would be God?" so we kind of assumed we were talking about horror in general I guess.
GorePhobia
04-21-2004, 05:32 AM
yeah i guess you have apoint.....but i thought movies......oh well
Steve_Hutchison
04-21-2004, 05:36 AM
as far as horror movies, I wouldn't go for Stephen King either cuz when it comes to getting involved with movies, Stephen King isn't all that good. He's better as a writer. I have no clue who the god of horror movies is...
GorePhobia
04-21-2004, 05:38 AM
i said it once ill say it again
George Romero is god
Sam The Egg
04-21-2004, 08:04 PM
Hitchcock and William Friedkin. Both directed great horror movies (Hitchcock with Psycho among others, Friedkin with The Exorcist) that, while staying 100% true to the horror genre, were good enough to transcend just being great horror movies and be considered great movies in general. Sure, if looked at from a certain perspective this might hinder their being considered "God of horror", but a lot of the other people mentioned, while loved within the horror community, are looked down upon in general cinema. People in the horror community, for the most part, love Psycho and The Exorcist. This is also true for people outside the horror community, even people who don't like horror. People who've tried to do that on purpose (Most Scream-style movies) have failed miserably. These attained that status because of quality. Who else can claim that they've made a movie that good? So those are my picks. Hitchcock and Friedkin.
Originally posted by Sam The Egg
Hitchcock and William Friedkin. Both directed great horror movies (Hitchcock with Psycho among others, Friedkin with The Exorcist) that, while staying 100% true to the horror genre, were good enough to transcend just being great horror movies and be considered great movies in general. Sure, if looked at from a certain perspective this might hinder their being considered "God of horror", but a lot of the other people mentioned, while loved within the horror community, are looked down upon in general cinema. People in the horror community, for the most part, love Psycho and The Exorcist. This is also true for people outside the horror community, even people who don't like horror. People who've tried to do that on purpose (Most Scream-style movies) have failed miserably. These attained that status because of quality. Who else can claim that they've made a movie that good? So those are my picks. Hitchcock and Friedkin.
I think I can agree with those. John Carpenter would be a good addition as well. Even Ebert loved Halloween.