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<blockquote data-quote="manodogs" data-source="post: 9493293" data-attributes="member: 83783"><p>I'm not a category-type person (all those sub-genres confuse me), I just wanted to be sure I wasn't OT for the thread. <em>The Hidden</em>, for what I think is a really good example, has that They Live! vibe and plot, but there's so much sci-fi to it that I don't feel comfortable referring to it as Horror. I get that it's not supposed to be (sci-fi), but there really are a lot o Horror elements to it - just not as many as there are sci-fi.</p><p></p><p><em>Misery</em> is another puzzler, since the Horror of it is really more in the mind. No doubt being kidnapped and hobbled is scarier than hell, but there are no supernatural elements, no one defies death, nor do any other Horror tropes make an appearance. Drama or Horror? I don't really care, and it makes a good discussion (which I enjoy because I've learned a lot from this thread alone!), but I could definitely see where anyone might choose one or the other (Drama or Horror). In the book, the hobbling is a bit more severe, taking it from a creepy drama about the dark side of fame directly into Horror territory. And, IIRC (and I may well be wrong, sorry), ol' Annie, our nummmmmberrr whan fannnn, takes a few to the chest and keeps on ticking.</p><p></p><p>Book=Horror, no doubt; movie=???</p><p></p><p>To be fair to other posters, without the gore, <em>Carrie</em> would have been sci-fi. Without the gore and stalking, <em>I Spit on Your Grave</em> would have been a Drama instead of a revenge flick. Sorry, I love horror and even run a blog on stuff just like this, so I'm enjoying the conversation. I apologize if I hijacked it or got OT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="manodogs, post: 9493293, member: 83783"] I'm not a category-type person (all those sub-genres confuse me), I just wanted to be sure I wasn't OT for the thread. [I]The Hidden[/I], for what I think is a really good example, has that They Live! vibe and plot, but there's so much sci-fi to it that I don't feel comfortable referring to it as Horror. I get that it's not supposed to be (sci-fi), but there really are a lot o Horror elements to it - just not as many as there are sci-fi. [I]Misery[/I] is another puzzler, since the Horror of it is really more in the mind. No doubt being kidnapped and hobbled is scarier than hell, but there are no supernatural elements, no one defies death, nor do any other Horror tropes make an appearance. Drama or Horror? I don't really care, and it makes a good discussion (which I enjoy because I've learned a lot from this thread alone!), but I could definitely see where anyone might choose one or the other (Drama or Horror). In the book, the hobbling is a bit more severe, taking it from a creepy drama about the dark side of fame directly into Horror territory. And, IIRC (and I may well be wrong, sorry), ol' Annie, our nummmmmberrr whan fannnn, takes a few to the chest and keeps on ticking. Book=Horror, no doubt; movie=??? To be fair to other posters, without the gore, [I]Carrie[/I] would have been sci-fi. Without the gore and stalking, [I]I Spit on Your Grave[/I] would have been a Drama instead of a revenge flick. Sorry, I love horror and even run a blog on stuff just like this, so I'm enjoying the conversation. I apologize if I hijacked it or got OT. [/QUOTE]
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