Horror movies entrap fans
Sissy Spacek or Chloë Grace Moretz as Carrie? “Dawn of the Dead” by Zack Snyder or George A. Romero? “The Ring” or “Ringu”?
Horror movie fans have been around for decades, and one of the most discussed topics in the community is whether modern remakes are better than the originals.
Southwest High School English teacher and horror movie fan Adan Huerta said, “Modern horror movies get a lot of criticism because of the story and foundation. Older movies have an element of fright that is deeper than newer movies.”
There are a lot of well-known horror movie directors that have been making movies for a long time and some that are new but still get recognition.
Huerta said he prefers Japanese horror films like “Juon: The Grudge” and “Ringu” compared to their American counterparts because they are disturbing.
His said his favorite directors are Wes Craven, George Romero and Alfred Hitchcock.
Each decade has its famous villain like Michael Myers from “Halloween,” Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th,” Chucky from “Child’s Play,” and Ghostface from “Scream.”
Huerta said, “(The) ‘80s and ‘90s had the best monsters. Freddy Krueger from ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ is my favorite. There are also some really good ones in paranormal and witchcraft movies.”
There are more than 100 genres in the film industry, including slasher, psychological, comedy, science fiction and action.
Huerta said, “I like to watch post-apocalyptic ones, and zombie movies.
My favorites are ‘Dawn of the Dead,’ ‘28 Weeks Later,’ and ‘The Book of Eli.’
It shows when the world is destroyed, and we get to see how they survive.”
According to an article on Daily Mail titled “Ever wondered why the music in horror films scares us?
The harsh sounds tap into instinctive fears,” by David Derbyshire, scary movies have a lot of sound effects that keep the viewers entertained. But the visuals are just as important to some people.
“Kids are more interested in new things than old because some prefer color movies than black and white, and because they make the sound effects more realistic,” said Southwest junior Charisma Ayon, 17.
Leslie Garcia, a 16-year-old junior from Valley Academy School, said horror movies from today can be considered unoriginal due to the lack of new ideas or plots.
“The reason why I think horror movies from now are unoriginal is because they are just reboots from older movies, but the new ones have better quality like ‘Saw,’” Leslie said.
Horror fans like recommending their favorite movies to others.
Leslie said, “A horror movie that I would suggest everyone to watch is ‘Tusk’ because it is an original movie with a good plot that will leave you feeling different emotions at the same time.
To this day, there are still many horror movies being remade of cult classics.
“I prefer remakes like the movie ‘IT,’ the original made me laugh but the new one had more scares and the clown looked more detailed,” said Southwest junior Michael Dematteo, 16.
The emotions in horror movies aren’t for everyone, but some people enjoy the intensity.
“Horror movies are fun to watch because you can feel the emotion that is going on behind the screen like ‘The Conjuring’ and ‘Annabelle’ and it makes you feel like you’re there. If you’re having fun while watching, it’s a good movie,” Dematteo said.