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Originally posted by Zero
i think there is more respect than there used to be. . . at least in academic cricles you see more serious treatments of popular horror as legitimate art form. . . there are good books on horror and philosophy (Noel Carrol's Philosophy of Horror; Cynthia Freedland's The Naked and the Undead) and history (Kendall Phillips' Projected Fears or Andrew Tudor's Monsters and Mad Scientists) . . . so I think people are starting to recognize horror as important
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i think they recognize the impact on the genre in society .
"why do we seek it out, rollercoaster phenomenon, etc .."
but i agree that 90% of movie goers arent horror fans .. at least not once past their teens.
i also think that the people who are dedicated to horror ONLY are some of the most sad individuals on the planet.
So yeah, some learned folks are interested in the interest of horror - but not so much the genre as a whole.
trust me - these are my peers - i know.
these guys think horror movies are stupid .. and its because they've had too much exposure to horror movies that are stupid .. or they just have no need for fantasy/escapism in their lives ..