I've been involved in the "horror community" for about 25 years now. Mostly, this has been as a fan, watching horror films, reading horror novels, going to conventions, etc. Now, with the advent of the Internet, and with it, sites like MySpace and Facebook, I have gotten to know a lot of people who are actually involved in horror in some way. Actors, actresses, directors, producers, etc. It has been very fulfilling and very exciting.
One very sad and disturbing thing I have noticed is that there seems to be a lot of conflict within the horror community. By "conflict" I mean that I seem to see a lot of infighting, and competition among filmmakers, actors and such. I understand that the entertainment industry is competitive, and there are only so many fan dollars to go around, but at the same time, I hear everyone always saying, "We need to stick together to support indie horror!" Well, how are you going to promote indie horror by constantly fighting with one another. I have seen some downright nasty stuff happening. If you don't think someone else's project is good, that's fine. We all have our opinions. But I don't see the need to take the attacks public, or make them personal.
The horror community is always complaining that no one takes us seriously, and that the genre is not a "real" genre. We all know that's bullshit, but we're not helping the cause by fighting with one another.
I don't know.....maybe this is just my perception......
One very sad and disturbing thing I have noticed is that there seems to be a lot of conflict within the horror community. By "conflict" I mean that I seem to see a lot of infighting, and competition among filmmakers, actors and such. I understand that the entertainment industry is competitive, and there are only so many fan dollars to go around, but at the same time, I hear everyone always saying, "We need to stick together to support indie horror!" Well, how are you going to promote indie horror by constantly fighting with one another. I have seen some downright nasty stuff happening. If you don't think someone else's project is good, that's fine. We all have our opinions. But I don't see the need to take the attacks public, or make them personal.
The horror community is always complaining that no one takes us seriously, and that the genre is not a "real" genre. We all know that's bullshit, but we're not helping the cause by fighting with one another.
I don't know.....maybe this is just my perception......
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