Is franchise horror dead? Where does that leave us?

[Caftan King]

CK--
I sense we are Brothers.
Yeah... the undying killer is a bit boring. I'm pretty over it myself. And I do think audiences are interested in the Supernatural, and what lies beyond the Veil, and that's people watch GHOST HUNTERS every week. Do I think producers care about that? Not specifically, no.

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Yes... undying killer is a bit boring nowadays...

One reason is because film directors use manipulation, especially those slasher flicks that are always predictable. You would see a pattern, say gory killings every 10 minutes
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See, that is exactly why there is so many cliche movies coming out like The Unborn or The Roommate and My Soul To Take because studios want to stick with the familiar.

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]What do you mean familiar? Ghosts and restless spirits,(and not those incarnated murderers and blood shed freaks...)? Is that what you mean?

Or films that have silent narration and dont use gorere and shock factor?

Well... quite frankly I do get a good scare when I watch films that present very quiet storytelling, offering sinister motives and plots. I get scared even more when the films involve little children, like “The Innocents" , which was among the first movies that effectively used the subgenre of psychological horror. It was a first-rate thriller that did not resort to gore or violence but masterful use of music, lighting and visuals for its shock factor. But it is just me...[/COLOR]

That's why Dougherty's Trick R Treat was shelved for so long because the studio was afraid of what audience might say about it, despite it's rave reviews.

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Oh really.. I dont know that...Hmmm Maybe they receive poor reaction from test audiences and other critics...[/COLOR]

Horror has since become a haven for high schoolers, middle schoolers and casual people. They don't care about the scares, the story, the characters, the production... all they care about is blood, tits and a body count. Once moviegoers stop liking those things, things will change. Until then, kiss the old horror formulas goodbye.

Hmmm...I’m not really an authority on horror films but I am not one of those people who dont care about the story, scares and characters even I was in my high school. I am one of those who have special memories while watching horror films. I have been reassured by the ending, but those ear-splitting shrieks, the tightly squeezed eyes during the anticipated gory scenes and the accelerated heartbeats remain the hallmarks of my much-welcomed momentary escape from my safe and humdrum reality.

Of course, but in the Final Destination films death is the serial killer. It's not some loon, or a monster, or even a disease but rather death itself. Sure it may not be incarnate or shown as a grim reaper but he's there.

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Could it be, could it be...?

Lol..

Is death really the killer? Is he cause people's final destination? or just a psychopomp, a ghost companion by a twist of fate.

Hmmm... well I think... both of them...[/COLOR]