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Originally Posted by neverending
...These lists we create are not just amusing passtimes for us to fool around with and forget. People read them. They take them into account in their formation of opinions.
Just a few weeks ago a small press that specializes in horror fiction posted a link to our Sub-Genres of Horror list on their facebook page as a good example of horror genres. So, we have a responsibility to try and reflect some kind of reality. That's why I argue so hard in some cases. These lists are going to be around for a long time.
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That sorta sums up what I've always considered this thread to be. It's not just a list of what we individually like, and it's also not necessarily a list of the obvious, standard, award-winning films. It's what we, the experts, in this community consider to be the "best" "horror." Not necessarily our favorites, but the "best," and not necessarily what scares us the most, but what might be classified as "horror" by some reasonable understanding of the the genre. Inevitably (and hopefully), the list will be influenced by our personal tastes, but it will also be limited to what makes sense to be on this particular list.