It’s the first annual Scottscope Halloween special! This week, we discuss horror films
and scary movies! What horror movies
scared you as a child? What’s the scariest
horror film ever made? What is the
scariest movie of all time? What
qualifies a film as being truly scary?
Are haunted house movies better than slasher films? Are monster movies the scariest? Is The Exorcist truly the scariest movie ever
made, or is that reputation undeserved?
Does a horror film have to focus on the supernatural in order to be
truly scary, or should it be rooted in the reality?
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Family That Slays Together: 'Near Dark' Turns 25
Despite tons of evidence to the contrary, Hollywood has
always fancied itself as being way ahead of the curve. Such was certainly the case in October of
1987. The horror genre was showing signs
of fatigue. With the exception of Freddy
Kruger, teen audiences had grown tired of slasher films. Meanwhile, Vampire movies were enjoying a bit
of resurgence. Earlier that year, The Lost Boys had become a surprise hit. Painter turned filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow and
screenwriter Eric Red would employ this trend in a deceptive yet ingenious
manner, using it something of a Trojan horse.
It was by such underhanded means that Near Dark was born.
Labels:
Action Film,
Anniversary,
Deconstructionist,
Eric Red,
Horror,
Kathryn Bigelow,
Near Dark,
Point Break,
The Hitcher,
Tribute/Celebration,
Vampires,
Western
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