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Horror Movie Box Office Massacre
This article at Reuters says there's a "bloodbath at the box office" for recent horror films: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...-HORROR-DC.XML.
It's hard to argue that the genre is not in a slump; after all, several recent titles have done bad business. But does this really mean audiences are losing interest? Or is it just a matter of bad filmmaking (i.e., HOUSE OF WAX) and/or bad timing (releasing LAND OF THE DEAD in summer instead of the fall)? I like to think the report's of horror's death are greatly exaggerated, but is this just wishful thinking on my part? Read more here: http://hollywoodgothique.bravejournal.com/entry/13947 
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Horror will never die out
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08-23-2005, 03:35 AM
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"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Its always been pretty underground and never really appealed to the masses. But its diehard fans will always keep it going.
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I think I disagree. Too many horror films have managed to become blockbusters -- clearly they can appeal to a wide audience.
Sure, there is a kind of schlock-gore film that will never appeal to mainstream viewers, but think of films as different as THE EXORCIST, JAWS, THE SIXTH SENSE, and THE GRUDGE -- it wasn't just a cult of horror fans buying tickets to those films.
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Horror is one genre where the thematics are primal; so it never really goes away. Always comes back in cycles with occasional blockbusters.
And that is why Pinhead RAWWWWWWWWKS.
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