Does a horror movie have to be scary to be good

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Salzmank
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Does a horror movie have to be scary to be good Feb 2, 2018 21:09:58 GMT taylorfirst1, Nicko's Nose, and 1 more like this

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Post by Salzmank on Feb 2, 2018 21:09:58 GMT

Jan 31, 2018 18:52:56 GMT tresix said:

Wouldn’t that be like a comedy with no laughs? If a horror movie wasn’t scary to me, then it’s not good.

But what if it were still a quality movie?

The entire Universal monster series, for example?

Or The Haunting?

Or The Innocents?

Or (here Salzmank lists a huge number of movies ad infinitum)…?

The season come again for winter’s tales,
I tell you one which my nurse told to me
As watched I warily the swirling snows.
“I’ll raise one up,” she swore, “of ghosts by night…”