Okay, so this is actually a post with the results of question #19 of my horror survey, but I had to go with this title. You see, tonight I was standing in the office all of us GA's share, when suddenly . . . out of nowhere . . . HE reappeared. Yes, that's right, I'm talking about the one and only . . . the dastardly and nefarious SWAN!!! *insert dramatic da-duh-daaaaa music* Seriously though, for those who just began reading my blog, Matt Swan was my instructor for an undergrad media writing course. It's because of him I have a completed 30-minute teleplay script and he was, hands down, one of my favorite teachers while I was completing my undergrad degree. Anyway, ever since then, I usually refer to him as a fictional arch-nemesis of mine when posting on this site. In reality, he's the exact opposite and anything but nefarious and dastardly. Don't tell him that, though. No telling what villainous powers he will unleash if he thinks he has me fooled. ;) Now, here are the results of question #19.
Question 19. What bothers you about the common views people have about horror movies and horror movie lovers?
ZUZI W. (Illinois): NA
JASON B. (Ohio): Nothing.
MISSY B. (Texas): i couldn't care less about stereotypes
KRISTOPHER B. (North Carolina): yes
REBECCA G. (Illinois): they dont tend to keep an open mind about the points even horro movies can make about life
BRENNA C. (Florida): It seems like people who like horror movies are stereotyped as having some sort of personality defect. Like they’re secretly serial killers with a collection of human hair in their closets. Most people like to see the new horror movies in theaters with their girlfriend/boyfriend or friends for fun but don’t actually like the genre itself. It’s just a movie to jump and have fun with. And most people end up saying the movie was not scary and/or stupid. I get annoyed when people act like nothing scares them and don’t even try to appreciate what they’ve just seen.
SAM W. (Florida): na
GEORGIA A. (Illinois): na
MYKEL D. (Michigan): I feel horror movies are trying to sell sex more than horror these days,.
SEAN A. (Illinois): Nothing really, but if people think in generalities I think they are naive to the fact that each person is an individual and they can enjoy whatever they would like too.
OBERON (Iowa): Nothing. I don't care what they think.
FELIPE S. (Arkansas): that they are afraid to go see it
KEVIN P. (Illinois): I guess it doesn't bother me that much.
Posted by Giles Productions at January 24, 2007 10:10 PM