A Decade of Horror
Published on: 16th December, 2009
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2009 has been an extremely successful year for the horror genre, mainly thanks to 3-D, remakes and teen-orientated movies. Earlier in the year there were the much hyped releases of the My Bloody Valentine and Friday the 13th updates, whilst a face-off between The Final Destination and Rob Zombie’s slasher sequel Halloween II helped both [...]
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Published on: 11th December, 2009
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As 2008 progressed, the remake bandwagon went out of control. Not only were studios updating thirty year old classics for modern audiences, they were also remaking movies that hadn’t even been released yet, assuming that American audiences would be incapable of reading subtitles. Thus, the likes of REC (remade as Quarantine) were released in certain [...]
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Published on: 9th December, 2009
A Decade of Horror – 2007 |
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After the disappointment of 2006, the following year saw the genre pick up the pace with several memorable efforts amongst a slew of sequels and remakes. Nimród Antal gave Psycho an interesting spin with his snuff flick Vacancy, whilst James Wan showed that he was more than a one-trick pony after the success of Saw [...]
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Published on: 8th December, 2009
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After a year in which the horror genre really began to find its feet once again, 2006 proved to be something of a disappointment. There were a few surprises hidden amongst the wreckage but these inspired moments were few and far between. Hollywood’s newfound taste for remakes began to increase with glossy updates of [...]
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Published on: 6th December, 2009
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2005 was arguably one of the most successful years of the decade for the horror genre, with torture porn suddenly sending r-rated gore flicks to the top of the charts. With the success of Eli Roth’s Hostel, Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects and the first sequel of the Saw franchise, audiences were seduced by the [...]
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Published on: 5th December, 2009
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2004 continued the various trends that had been present the previous year, including a further rise in Asian horror (and their inevitable Hollywood remakes) and a new generation of British filmmakers spinning the genre on its head. Sequels to both recent hits and older franchises were continuing to fill the straight-to-video market, whilst a [...]
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Published on: 4th December, 2009
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2003 saw several aspects of the industry change, the effects of which in some ways can still be felt today. The slasher genre, that had thought to have finally died once again, was given a new lease of life, and with it two trends were once again resurrected. The success of Platinum Dunes‘ update of [...]
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Published on: 3rd December, 2009
A Decade of Horror – 2002 |
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After the disappointment of 2001, the horror genre began to look more promising the following year, with newcomers such as Eli Roth and Neil Marshall showing that the independent market still had plenty to offer, whilst veterans such as Don Coscarelli returned to the screen. Franchises also continued to produce sequels of varying quality, with [...]
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Published on: 2nd December, 2009
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The trend of Asian horror continued into 2001, as yet untainted by the Hollywood remake machine. Second-rate slashers continued as well, although by this point the post-Scream revival had lost all steam and only a few forgettable efforts found their way into theatres, albeit in brief runs. Once-renowned filmmakers such as Dario Argento and [...]
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Published on: 1st December, 2009
A Decade of Horror - 2000 |
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As we approach the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, just how has the movie industry changed in the last ten years? Evidently, Hollywood has become more reliant on digital effects and it seems that no movies are safe from the dreaded remake treatment, but is the horror genre still delivering in [...]
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