Dreaming Nightmares: Horror Theory, Horror Blood Part 2

Dreaming Nightmares: Horror Theory, Horror Blood Part 2

by Jacob Malewitz

…And escaping is the name of the game today. Sure, you can pop in the latest New York art film. I am not bashing that. The majority of those tend to be good, in some way, while many slasher horror films tend to be bad, yet sell far more. Perhaps that is another subject. What I am saying about horror is simple: Horror is about building for the blood, rising with the screams, and ending with the nightmares.

So how does one build such a nightmare? You have to go to the modern classics of horror. Yes, without Dracula and Frankenstein there would be little to work with. However, authors like Stephen King and Ann Rice furthered the development of the horror of humanity. Horror theory is more than just reviewing the likes of Interview with the Vampire and The Shining. It tends to be about the inner nightmare within us all, the one that makes us curious.