Horror movies can scare you in a lot of different ways. Some use explicit gore and visceral violence to terrify, while others exploit deeply-held religious beliefs to haunt long after the credits roll. There are imports and exports, a transnational stage where distinct, individual fears are rendered global. The advent of social media has illuminated, perhaps better than ever, the kinds of fears people experience in their day-to-day lives. As a result, horror filmmakers are more adept than ever at twisting the knife just a little bit deeper by exploiting the common fears most everyone holds to be true.
--In other words? If you're writing a spec or a novel? Find something most of us do and turn it into a horror that makes people think twice before doing it again... LOL. I still know plenty of people who refuse to go to the beach because of JAWS.
--In other words? If you're writing a spec or a novel? Find something most of us do and turn it into a horror that makes people think twice before doing it again... LOL. I still know plenty of people who refuse to go to the beach because of JAWS.