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Originally Posted by KaydenTheron92

2bh I was kinda thinking the same and also the opposite of The Villian ... I thought that with the introduction of comedy horror, more traditional horror became more ... ... Horrific?

My example is Frankenstein, the original 1931 (i think) version wasnt that scary at all, but then you get Young Frankenstein and then next thing you know you have Mary Shelleys Frankenstein with Kenneth Brannaugh and Robert DeNiro, thats a very dark and disturbing film if you ask me ...

It just seems to me that horror films are pushing moral boundaries more nowadays and I think that comedy horrors are to blame - they're taking the scaryness outta horror and turning it into a joke - the only way to combat this is to a) add comedy elements to bring in another audience or b) make the horror films so extreme that they push society laws to the brink

VKT

Well, this is so wrong on so many levels... where to begin? The 1931 Frankenstein (not the original, but we'll forgive you) is terrifying, and the sequel, Bride of Frankenstein is just as transgressive as anything being produced today.

If what you equate "good horror movies" with is blood and gore and cheap jump moments, then you are overlooking the real heart and soul of horror movies. What motivated filmmakers to push the boundaries in content and subject matter was not any reaction to comedic films, but simple economics. Each new generation of horror fans needed something new and different, more extreme, to get them to come to the theatre. Once you're desensitized to a certain level of something, it takes more to get your heart pumping. It's as simple as that, nothing more, nothing less.

Your premise is flawed and invalid, IMO.