In a New York Time’s article entitled “Why An 'Evil Dead' Remake? Because Horror Is Hollywood's Only Sure Thing” we already get the idea on “why” horror movies keep getting made. The important factor that helps me identify with the horror genre more and more is that it rides the line between horror and comedy. It’s like the movie is very self-ware that it was made for cheap, so why not make fun of some of the cheesier effects?
Any truly great horror movie had some comedic relief peppered throughout the storyline. More importantly (as I outlined in my previous article), making horror movies is way cheaper than your regular film because you’re not depending on A-List talent which you often do rely upon in comedy movies. Also, high concept is always key in making a good horror movie and we see more and more horror movie directors move on the make blockbuster films. But it doesn’t take a lot of money to show “high-concept”. This is why I chose the horror genre to be my first debut in directing as there is a demand for it. The numbers don’t lie.
Don’t believe me? Check out my article on horror-movies.ca where I list my top 5 horror movie directors who made horror movies on the cheap who later went on the make block-buster hits trilogies like Spiderman and Lord of the Rings. We have here a model that works and spookily speaks to the human psyche.
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