Very interesting interview. I never thought of horror as a commonplace event in ordinary life. Any cognizant reader must see the truth that we are surrounded all day by real horror stories--pollution, murders, wars all over the world, financial atrocities,chile abuse, racism, poverty and disease. These are the ingredients that create horror, the places from which horrors emerge. The interview gave me a whole new way of looking at this genre as a serious approach to understanding humanity. Very intelligent comments by the editor. I have a few short stories of my own that could benfit from the moods that horror sets. Great job!
I couldn't disagree. more There is no moral justification for the depiction of people causing gratuitous pain to others. I acknowledge that people who write horror fiction and who make horror movies are using their freedom of speech. But I want no part of it. I have never seen a horror movie, and I never will.
I find it shocking and derpressin ghat someone could think that reading horror stories could bring out the good in people. Following that logic, reading the Bible and studying the teaching of the Buddha brings out what is bad in people.
You’re missing the point entirely. Not to mention that the Bible is rife with violence and horror, and has also been used to justify countless atrocities. The horror genre allows us a safe space to confront the worst aspects of humanity. You’re condemning something you admittedly know nothing about. How dare you tell people how to cope with their trauma. Go ahead and bury your head in the sand and ignore reality if it helps you sleep at night. But don’t look down on others for expressing themselves in a way that makes you uncomfortable. Judge not, right?
Very interesting interview. I never thought of horror as a commonplace event in ordinary life. Any cognizant reader must see the truth that we are surrounded all day by real horror stories--pollution, murders, wars all over the world, financial atrocities,chile abuse, racism, poverty and disease. These are the ingredients that create horror, the places from which horrors emerge. The interview gave me a whole new way of looking at this genre as a serious approach to understanding humanity. Very intelligent comments by the editor. I have a few short stories of my own that could benfit from the moods that horror sets. Great job!
I couldn't disagree. more There is no moral justification for the depiction of people causing gratuitous pain to others. I acknowledge that people who write horror fiction and who make horror movies are using their freedom of speech. But I want no part of it. I have never seen a horror movie, and I never will.
I find it shocking and derpressin ghat someone could think that reading horror stories could bring out the good in people. Following that logic, reading the Bible and studying the teaching of the Buddha brings out what is bad in people.
You’re missing the point entirely. Not to mention that the Bible is rife with violence and horror, and has also been used to justify countless atrocities. The horror genre allows us a safe space to confront the worst aspects of humanity. You’re condemning something you admittedly know nothing about. How dare you tell people how to cope with their trauma. Go ahead and bury your head in the sand and ignore reality if it helps you sleep at night. But don’t look down on others for expressing themselves in a way that makes you uncomfortable. Judge not, right?