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Topic: What happened to all the great Horror actors?
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted April 15, 2011 10:30 AM
I was writing on another forum about this issue, and it occured to me that there really are not any great "Horror" actors today. Have you noticed that?
We once had Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Peter Lorre, Boris karloff, Chistopher Lee (still have Lee) ect. ..
... but no great Horror actors today, and we really haven't in about thirty years.
Why is this?
My personal opinion is that all the actors mentioned above, (plus too many to mention) were classically trained actors and could appear in any genre comfortably and just happen to make thier mark in one specific genre more notably than in any other. They were capable of much more, while todays horror films actors are just required to hack and maim, heavily made up (in make-up) for the parts.
What are your observations folks?
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Winbert Hutahaean
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted April 16, 2011 04:45 AM
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Unfortunately, I'm not sure I can agree with that Winbert. There are a lot of so called horror films being churned out still though I have yet to be able to sit through such work as DRAG ME TO HELL, the SAW series ( is torture-porn classed as horror??)
Mike, when we are talking Horror sometime they are Thriller. For me Horror is something with ghost, dracula, sixth sense, zombie etc. I wouldn't say "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" as a horror that we collect in super 8mm, although IMDB category it as horror.
Secondly, when you listed horror movies nowadays, you can only count tens titles from hundreds (or even thousands) other genre films released in a year.
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted April 16, 2011 10:32 AM
Funny, I always thought of "Jaws" as a action adventure. I never really thought of it as horror.
Maybe the classification of horror has become rather muddled. When I think of horror, (for instance) I think of a film that gives me a creepy sense of dread and even a little repulsion.
Something that makes me feel very uncomfortable and unsecure leaving the movie theater.
When I first saw the original version of "The Fog", I kind of felt that, (course, I was only 14 or so)
Splatter films just disgust me, and that's not the same thing.
Hey Shorty! Who'd ya play in "Wolf"? I'll keep an eye out for you! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Brad Kimball
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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
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posted April 17, 2011 08:00 PM
Chrisopher Lee and Peter Cushing have both attended horror conventions in the past with great apprehension. From what I've been told by people who have worked at these events A-List celebrities get very nervous at these things. It's not an "I'm above that sort of thing" attitude as much as it's fearful for their own safety. They're often concerned they may encounter a psychotic fan who may bring them harm (intentional or not). There's alot of mental illness out there and conventions tend to attract all kinds. One Chiller employee told me that William Shatner refers to it as "mob psychology" and he's had more than his share of bad experiences (some very dangerous). Shatner will impose severe limitations before he'll even consider a live appearance anywhere. I met Mr. Shatner some years back in White Plains, NY at a convention. Only 100 of us were lucky enough to go backstage and meet him. We were told not to shake his hand and not to try to engage him in conversation. He simply smiled at me - signed an 8X10 photo - and then you're out. During his one man show, which preceded the backstage photo signing, there was a Q&A during which one young man became outraged that Bill would not read his screenplay which, naturally, was "Star Trek" oriented. This fellow was clearly not playing with a full deck. These are the moments celebrities fear the most because they have no way of predicting how far someone is willing to go before somebody gets hurt. Having been raised by someone in show business many years ago I can empathize with how they feel. They are in the industry because they love to entertain. They appreciate the fan base they acquire, but they prefer to be admired from a distance. It's often perceived as a "tude", but it's a self-preservation instinct. Let's face it, there's alot of nuts in the world out of touch with reality who actually believe the actors are indeed the very characters they portray. How does one deal with a person like that? Unless you're trained in how to deal with psychoses - you're in a very precarious situation.
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