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Thoughts on the lack of originality in horror and how it's effecting the genre as far as good horror films? I'm curious on who here wants to see original and thought provoking horror once again and not the typical, same old storyline which is recycled over and over.

One title.

The...Cabin...In...The...Woods.

Showing that you don't have to be original to be original.

But in all seriousness...It's probably the only genre where films don't have to be original to be effective...The Woman in Black is as unoriginal as it gets. It's a horror story that people tell as a ghost story and have done for years. Yet for me it was one of the most devastatingly effective horror movies for years. Genuinely scary film.

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Originally posted by jaden101
But in all seriousness...It's probably the only genre where films don't have to be original to be effective...The Woman in Black is as unoriginal as it gets. It's a horror story that people tell as a ghost story and have done for years. Yet for me it was one of the most devastatingly effective horror movies for years. Genuinely scary film.

coming across so many horror sites, and encountering so many hate for the movie, i'm glad at least someone felt that TWIB was a great film. I freakin loved it. It was a strong throwback film and was definitely effective in terms of the direction they wanted to go.

I've noticed how, if a horror film isn't an out and out remake these days, then somebody feels the need to tie it in with the past by attaching Sam Raimi or Wes Craven to it in some way or by getting a cameo appearance by Robert Englund or Kane Hodder playing the main douche-bags barber or some such in the first 5 minutes.

American Horror has always struggled personally against European and Asian cinema.

The days of the 80s/90s Horror icons are over.
Still good films are still often made. They just don't make much money. Which hurts the productions of so called "original" Horror films.

Some say good Horror movies stem from societies that experience real horror and reflect it in their art.
Societies that experience civil war or war atrocities or heavy social political situations I've noticed reflect well.
Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan were Horror to a degree. Far worse than Friday the 13th and Scream movies.
Romero Zombie films reflected on the fear of Communism...the fear of your neighbor or family member turning against you.
Serbian Film was horrifying. The Italians did a better job of the Lovecraft genre fear wise than the Americans ever did.


What is "originality" in horror anyways? How can you be original with fear being presented to the viewers?

If the question is originality in what Western audiences are used to in terms of the genre...well, it's been drained.

The recent trend in horror seems to be the Zombie sub-genre. I'm not sure if it's due to the ever increasing tension of the political landscape but it has been infecting every area of horror.