[urgeok]

good points ...

but you are taking the stance that all horror film fans are stable sensible people.

there ARE tons of 'horror fans' out there that dig on the reality of the gore only. Why do you think the 'faces of death' shit exists anyway ? to appeal to the 'sound of music crowd' ?

I understand the frustration at the confusion over whats real what isnt ... yes the movie is a legit release albiet not popular release ...
Yes there is a faux attempt - a la Blair Witch - to make it look like a documentary ...

But to say this kind of conversation gives horror fans a bad image ?

c'mon ! how many critiques are already on this forum where people complain about the lack of gore in a film ? a lot more than the 'lack of style - or social relevance' complaints.

There are a lot of folks attracted to the blood and guts - i used to be.
I think i've grown out of it .. it doesnt really do it for me anymore.
Actually - if it is completely nuts and unrealistic (99% of Evil Dead)
then i find it funny, i love the wild entheusiasm - but the realistic gore (i.e. - people committing violent crimes against each other) i'm getting pretty tired of it ...
It's just getting too close to whe you see in the papers.

I guess it's true .. getting older can possibly mellow a fella depending on what he's been exposed to.

But the vast majority of horror fans are young guys who seem to view exposure to blood and guts as a rite of passage ... I'm a tough guy - i can handle this shit ... well, good for you. your medal is in the mail.

To sit back and try to protect the 'image' of us fright fans like the poppa smurf of horror is kind of a shallow endevour..

People dont care as much as you think. You talk about the past when people scorned the works of James Whale, etc ... well it certainly didnt affect the business did it ? Horror films have been made .. progressivly more violent and graphic. Some times the censors tighten up .. and then they relax again ... cycles.
Reactions to the public demands ...which come and go like the tide.

This is basically a long winded way to say .. relax ... unknot your panties and stop worrying about the image of the fans ...
They'll be making horror films of ALL kinds long after you or I or anyone else here is long gone.