[Egekrusher]

I don't think horror will ever change much, to be honest. As soon as an original idea comes out, it is cloned and recloned until the idea is so used up that, if it were a child, even Michael Jackson wouldn't touch it.

Original material is a HUGE problem, but not for script writers. The problem is getting studios to take a gamble on something completely original. I'm sure there are hundreds (if not thousands) of completely original and unique stories out there that just can't get the necessary backing and support to bring to the screen.

Studios like to play it safe. However, it is up to the consumers to show them that it is their responsibility to take a gamble sometimes. It can really be worth it. Take The Ring. In American cinema, noone had ever really done anything like it before, and it was HUGE! That alone should have been a clue to these cautious studios that people want a change. When it comes to movies, change is GOOD.