tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post3357079862612664666..comments2023-10-05T07:46:44.392-04:00Comments on And Now the Screaming Starts: Stuff: "And that, in a sentence, is why your horror sucks."CRwMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-27681792009817910352020-04-09T08:23:47.891-04:002020-04-09T08:23:47.891-04:00My name is Karina, I'm someone who has lived a...My name is Karina, I'm someone who has lived a life seemingly in the background, I must say this final indignity I have suffered almost too much to endure. You see, I have been sickly and weak since the day I was born and doomed to go through all my life a weakling. I seemed to have always suffered from one illness or another and could never play with the other children as I so desperately wanted to. Mother always made such a big fuss over me, also, making the situation worse as the other boys teased me mercilessly after they saw it. I was browsing the internet searching on how i could be transformed into a powerful when i came across the email of a man named Lord Mark. who was a VAMPIRE so I told him that I has always dreamed of becoming a VAMPIRES, All i did was just to follow the procedure that i was been told, and i bet you that procedure I took change my entire life to something i ever desire, freedom, sickness free, pains free, fame, influence, connections and even more that i can. Thanks to Lord Mark. Do you want a life full of interesting things? Do you want to have power and influence over others? To be charming and desirable? To have wealth, health, and longevity? contact the vampires creed today via email: Vampirelord7878@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-20719192003998113432009-08-17T09:21:58.737-04:002009-08-17T09:21:58.737-04:00I Heart Horror,
Trust me, that comment wasn't...I Heart Horror,<br /><br />Trust me, that comment wasn't aimed at any one person in particular.<br /><br />You've written about Twilight, like what, two or three times? Shit, I've written about Twilight more than you and I don't even have any particularly feelings about the franchise either way.<br /><br />I think the problem is that you're simply a more witty writer than most horror bloggers, so when you unload on something, you give your target a complete workover. Consequently, people remember what you've said. If you'd just written, "Girls are icky. Vampires are teh scaries! Boo, Twilight" as most anti-Twilighters do, nobody would remember it at all.<br /><br />I've got a friend who writes for a national magazine's website and his advice has always been, "Don't sweat it, don't apologize, and don't respond. The news cycle will just refresh the next weekend and nobody will care what was said last week."CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-11937504607237045652009-08-16T03:12:42.363-04:002009-08-16T03:12:42.363-04:00"While few in the sci-fi ghetto would rail on..."While few in the sci-fi ghetto would rail on about Artemis Fowl or The Hunger Game, the fact that tween girls enjoy the Twilight series is apparently a source of unending and obsessive focus for horror fans who, at their age, should really be minimally obsessed with monitoring and evaluating the behavoirs of tween girls. Seriously, boys and girls, it's a wee bit creepy."<br /><br />Hey, words hurt :(<br /><br />Of course, I'm assuming that's directed at me (at least partially). If it is, then see my rebuttal at the Groovy Age of Horror: http://groovyageofhorror.blogspot.com/2009/08/better-to-snuff-candle-than-curse.html<br /><br />My association with Twilight is starting to irk me.I Love Horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050339449801917732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-61823699719495865382009-08-05T11:37:30.396-04:002009-08-05T11:37:30.396-04:00"...and his works are about as scientifically..."...and his works are about as scientifically rigorous as The Great Space Coaster."<br /><br />And with that line, you were added to my list of must-reads.<br /><br />I didn't even mind the fact that this post completely called me out for being one of THOSE people. But I'll try to be more open-minded about my horror from now on. Promise.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405570338672485210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-59293999161226479022009-08-02T14:36:53.684-04:002009-08-02T14:36:53.684-04:00The old, original Cinefantastique magazine (edited...The old, original Cinefantastique magazine (edited by Fred S. Clarke) was incredibly inclusive when it came to what constituted the fantastique (horror, sci-fi, fantasy). If there was even a mild element of make-believe or detour into a dark corner, it constituted the fantastique. Did it create "a sense of wonder" in the viewer/reader/listener? That's all that mattered. Categories are terribly limiting, and are part of the reason why mainstream horror (which is strictly category-marketed) is so bland. Much of the best work in the "fantastique" realm is cross-genre. Some wouldn't, but I would argue that Volker Schlondorf's "The Tin Drum" is a horror film because of its treatment of the subject matter and magic realism aspects.Phantom of Pulphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684169251989469824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-58210696776956450302009-08-02T13:44:46.445-04:002009-08-02T13:44:46.445-04:00CRWM,
I assume your invite to the chateau was lo...CRWM, <br /><br />I assume your invite to the chateau was lost in the mail ?Sasquatchannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-76563534421711364192009-08-02T09:52:22.994-04:002009-08-02T09:52:22.994-04:00Well said. One can embrace the horror genre and no...Well said. One can embrace the horror genre and not dig all of its various permutations.<br /><br />In response to an earlier exchange between you and Curt Purcell over at "Groovy Age", Tenebrous Kate proudly embraced the title of "cultist" when it came to her blogging: cultist and entertainer. I defy anybody to find more genuine horror-love, hilarity, insight and style (not to mention modesty) than over at "Love Train"<br /><br />As Ms Harker points out, kids don't usually start-out reading the classics or masters. Most of us graduated to the roller coaster via the "kiddie rides". So what if some adults also enjoy them? It's not unheard of for them to "up-grade" too. <br /><br />I prefer bloggers to reviewers (though they're important too) for their tacit admission of subjectivity and abiding love of the genre, the various and inevitable inflated egos notwithstanding. <br /><br />We're all cultists now.<br /><br />(And I should really stop responding to these posts whilst drinking coffee.)Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-39709277404946536392009-08-01T21:39:21.614-04:002009-08-01T21:39:21.614-04:00oops--
i meant the post title--"and that, in ...oops--<br />i meant the post title--"and that, in a sentence, is why your horror sucks."zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526746200112764467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-51931499606269630682009-08-01T20:34:52.159-04:002009-08-01T20:34:52.159-04:00Zoe,
I don't know the backstory. What's t...Zoe,<br /><br />I don't know the backstory. What's the deal with the title? Where's it from?CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-81839210040075829462009-08-01T20:34:15.001-04:002009-08-01T20:34:15.001-04:00Ms Harker,
That Smith one is wise. When he isn...Ms Harker,<br /><br />That Smith one is wise. When he isn't making <i>Jersey Girl</i>.<br /><br />Honestly, the whole <i>Twilight</i> series sounds silly to me. But, seriously, find a non-horror fan and try to explain why one vampire is "real horror" and the other isn't. You'll end up sounding silly too. Being a fan always sounds silly to the non-fan.<br /><br />Let the kids dig on what they dig.CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-89890436202109854892009-08-01T20:23:41.081-04:002009-08-01T20:23:41.081-04:00psh. all stuff written for teens is melodramatic g...psh. all stuff written for teens is melodramatic gushy-ness. <br />i agree, it's sort of creepy to pay too much attention to it...<br />i liked the title (and its source). :)zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526746200112764467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-41168530494746961482009-08-01T20:14:29.912-04:002009-08-01T20:14:29.912-04:00Hilarious! I have given the Twilight stuff a littl...Hilarious! I have given the Twilight stuff a little bit of a spanking for giggles. But I stand by my point made a while back, which Kevin Smith also made at Comic Con last week. If it gets kids reading then isn't that a good thing. For us in the horror community, we just need to cross our undead fingers and hope it sparks interest in better literature like Bra Stokers Dracula etc.<br /><br />www.musingcontinuum.comMs Harkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901608695669018991noreply@blogger.com