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These things come in cycles.
Horror films are guaranteed bank at the moment - so remakes will almost always make money. They won't stop making them until this changes. Its not that 'they can't be bothered to fund innovative new projects' but remakes are safe and already have name recognition.
That been said there are huge increase in original script horror films (not all good mind you) been shown in the cinema these days. I remember a time when you'd be lucky to see one or 2 a year. This is a great time. I love having a few beers and watching some crappy movie on a big screen that years ago I'd never had a chance to.
Big Budget horror like Del Toro's project (for the most part) have always had a hard time getting financed but I think in these horror rich times it has a better chance of been made and making some money considering the source material. - an early 20th century author whose work has never been faithfully adapted (as Del Toro hopes to) for main stream audiences.
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