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They& #39;re having this conversation over in SciFi land, but I think it translates well to horror, too.
Don& #39;t be embarrassed if you, reader or author, haven& #39;t read the entire horror "canon."
Inevitable thread follows.
Don& #39;t be embarrassed if you, reader or author, haven& #39;t read the entire horror "canon."
Inevitable thread follows.
Horror& #39;s been around for a long time, probably longer than SciFi or even fantasy. So many Bible stories are horrific, then there are classics like Gilgamesh or even pieces of the Iliad/Odyssey.
Horror& #39;s canon is righteously long.
Horror& #39;s canon is righteously long.
Then, we get to the post-Stoker period, and let& #39;s not even talk about post King.
Horror as a genre is wide--books, comics, films, television--and deep.
How can one human possibly ingest all of this and still lead a life?
Horror as a genre is wide--books, comics, films, television--and deep.
How can one human possibly ingest all of this and still lead a life?
Well, some can.
Most of us, let& #39;s be honest here, can& #39;t even keep up with just @StephenKing& #39;s output.
But let& #39;s be clear here, you can still be a horror fan and don& #39;t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Most of us, let& #39;s be honest here, can& #39;t even keep up with just @StephenKing& #39;s output.
But let& #39;s be clear here, you can still be a horror fan and don& #39;t let anyone tell you otherwise.
There are plenty of authors and plenty of books and plenty of horror films I& #39;ve never read or watched. I might get to them, I might not.
But I am most definitely a horror fan.
And fuck anyone who says otherwise.
But I am most definitely a horror fan.
And fuck anyone who says otherwise.
I& #39;ve not read more than one Koontz book, no Saul books, very little Laymon or Picirilli. There are a ton of horror films, classics, that I haven& #39;t seen.
And lets not even talk about all the stuff I have seen or read that I& #39;ve either mehed or downright hated.
And lets not even talk about all the stuff I have seen or read that I& #39;ve either mehed or downright hated.
None of this defines who I am as a horror fan. What I read or don& #39;t, what I watch or don& #39;t, what I like or don& #39;t has no bearing on me as a fan of horror.
And it should& #39;t for you.
And it should& #39;t for you.
Been accused of not reading deeply enough in horror& #39;s canon?
Fuck that noise.
Though it makes sense to have some acquaintance with where a genre comes from--say Dracula or Frankenstein--it might be more important to be more into where it is now or where it& #39;s going.
Fuck that noise.
Though it makes sense to have some acquaintance with where a genre comes from--say Dracula or Frankenstein--it might be more important to be more into where it is now or where it& #39;s going.
