Does horror get respect?

[DWhots]

I'm a little annoyed. While walking around in a local video store I saw a two disc DVD set of Star Trek 1, the worst one of the whole stinking lot. As I stared at it something hit me. Why the hell does a film like Star Trek get all this respect and a series like Friday the 13th get none by the company Paramount? Sure Trek makes money with all the Trekkies, but the Friday films I am sure made more (after all Paramount made 8 of them). I think Friday the 13th should have gotten a 2 DVD set with all the supplements, I know it would sell millions.
Even Warner Brothers isn't releasing a lot of their horror films. After petitions they are finally releasing Hammer's Dracula. It's sad that the big companies don't respect something they put mony into.
That's why I respect New Line. After all look at the Elm Street box set. I heard in an interview the head of New Line Robert Shaye saying that Freddy was the bastard child of the company and New Line wouldn't be anywhere without him.
Hopefully the other big studios can see it his way.

[michael myers 666]

Although I do agree with you, there is another company out there that won't let our beloved franchies rest.

DIMENSION FILMS.

They are the bastards keeping hellraiser, children of the corn, scream, halloween and many others alive.

Why?

Because they want the money and thats the only reason.

[Antonio]

NO!

[Jason Voorhees]

Yes as Antonio said, Horror gets no respect whatsoever fromn the mainstream world. That's part of the reason why long ago I said Fuck the mainstream world..

[Topher]

People who like Star Trek have HUGE *STAR TREK* conventions. They are called Trekkies.

People who like Friday The 13th do not.

There are horror conventions, but there are also plenty of great extras on horror DVD's.

Plus, everyone knows that the bare bones F13th thing is just a plan to get everyone to buy the DVD's two or three times. They'll come out with better releases in the upcoming years, have patience.

-Topher

[skweemkween]

Good topic DWhots!

Horror ,it seems, will always be one of those topics with much duality. Kind of like the guilty pleasure syndrome everyone has when they won't openly admit they have never had a Ricky Martin CD or cried at Titanic but they do and they did.
Question anyone about them liking horror, yes especially the mainstream public, and they instantly get all school-girl blush-like and start rattling off story after story of "Oh my god, this one movie was like soooo scarey."
People really DO love to be scared, in one form or another. But they wuss out when having to defend amongst a pack of hardcores they feel they don't wish to align with, EVEN though THE horror masters themselves, do

Stephen King, admittedly, IS quirky. He does have some unique things happening personality-wise and he will be the first one to tell so. He will also be the first one to defend horror and note it's vital importance in the arts.

The same can be said with the rest of the horror masters (masters of the genre). But that is too ooky to the mainstream public to swallow as a way of life.

Stuff like Star Trek will always sell in the zillions because it is "fantasy." In fact, the term "fantasy" has and will contine to blurr the lines between genres to make it safe and pleasureable to the masses.

"Fantasy" is everything uplifting, ultimately positive, and beautiful. (Granted some of the Trek uniforms fall-short of the beautiful category.) Anything "horrific" to the mainstream ultimately means not uplifting, negative, and the ugly. And gosh oh golly gee, why would John and Mary want to embrace the ugly?? Why that might make them ...god forbid -ugly,too!!!

To us though, and to the masters that GET IT, horror will always have our utmost respect. And devotion. We gladly embrace the ugly and aren't afraid to recognize "the ugly" in ourselves.

And with that....may the ugly be with you...always.

[robk]

Stuff like Star Trek may get more respect than horror because it is 'nicer' entertainment. Plus the fact that Trekkies & Trekkie conventions are big, whereas horror conventions, while popular, simply cover the genre as a whole, not a specific entry the way Trek conventions do.
However, I do agree that Paramount should give extra-DVD treatment to the Friday the 13th films. If it's good enough for Star Trek....