Horror has been one of my most loved genres, but when I think of horror movies now a days it only does one thing...piss me off. Everything is predictable, nothing puts you on the edge as much anymore. Only in a blue moon does happen. Now it's just an over used formula, victim A, then moves on to victim B then couple C, then repeat. One of the few people that make good dramatic and suspenseful films is Glass Eye Pix. But that's one of few who still do.
I guess I got sucked into this genre from watching too many Scooby-Doo episodes as a kid, but I think a good mystery, suspense, horror, and strong drama sprinkled on top, is something that could be amazingly awesome. Soon or later the genre will shift gears from gore horror after the "Saw" movies don't make money anymore and find a new type of horror to sell for a while.
But the artist in me really wants to bring the old style back. Films that make you scream and really draw you in for more. This got my brain turning for the last year just when I was finishing up my thesis film for the School of Visual Arts. As crazy as it was for my thesis year, I myself found that I was going a little bonkers, that made me think of my next big attempt, "Johnny Comes Home." For the past year I have been going back and forth re-writing. Getting help and advice from my friends in the biz. A script that involves not just horror by a characters surroundings, but horrified by himself and his abilities.
The film also deals a lot with post dramatic stress of a soldier returning home from Afghanistan. Modern day conflict is something I wanted to make apparent in the script, cause every good story I believe has to have a strong dramatic element to it.
Now that the script is finished, the next step is tackling down someone who would want it. Here I come world!
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