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so, "prestige horror" is a thing now. because apparently just getting some critical acclaim deserves it's own subcategory, within the genre. horror is largely seen as a garbage genre by the mainstream. so, as fans, what makes it your favorite? or if not your favorite, what about it resonates with you? what holds your interest? what keeps you coming back to the genre?
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I have not heard of this prestige horror stuff.
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"Horror that film snobs also like" tbh
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Reign in Blood wrote:I have not heard of this prestige horror stuff.
it's kind of recent, but i've seen it around when talking about stuff like get out, the witch, it comes at night, split.. and it follows gets mentioned sometimes too.
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Don't care about the glowing reviews, Babadook was still lousy.
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DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Don't care about the glowing reviews, Babadook was still lousy.
Thank you! Fucking people are sucking that things dick like it cums gold and here I am thinking I'm the only one that thought it was a steaming pile of smegma.
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Slaughterhouserock wrote:
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Don't care about the glowing reviews, Babadook was still lousy.
Thank you! Fucking people are sucking that things dick like it cums gold and here I am thinking I'm the only one that thought it was a steaming pile of smegma.
Pretty sure everyone on HMF thought it sucked or was a big pile of meh at best.
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Reign in Blood wrote:Pretty sure everyone on HMF thought it sucked or was a big pile of meh at best.
I knew there was a reason I liked you guys.
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zombie wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:I have not heard of this prestige horror stuff.
it's kind of recent, but i've seen it around when talking about stuff like get out, the witch, it comes at night, split.. and it follows gets mentioned sometimes too.
Who are these people so I can avoid talking to them?
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Reign in Blood wrote:
zombie wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:I have not heard of this prestige horror stuff.
it's kind of recent, but i've seen it around when talking about stuff like get out, the witch, it comes at night, split.. and it follows gets mentioned sometimes too.
Who are these people so I can avoid talking to them?
it's mostly articles and youtube stuff. i didn't mean that i was talking to people, just heard/seen talk of it. but avoiding is not a bad choice. :P
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zombie wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:
zombie wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:I have not heard of this prestige horror stuff.
it's kind of recent, but i've seen it around when talking about stuff like get out, the witch, it comes at night, split.. and it follows gets mentioned sometimes too.
Who are these people so I can avoid talking to them?
it's mostly articles and youtube stuff. i didn't mean that i was talking to people, just heard/seen talk of it. but avoiding is not a bad choice. :P
Avoid reading and watching these things is just as good, my man!

I am slightly glad it's just referring to things with critical acclaim as opposed to some avant-garde bullshit or summat.
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Reign in Blood wrote:
zombie wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:
zombie wrote:
Reign in Blood wrote:I have not heard of this prestige horror stuff.
it's kind of recent, but i've seen it around when talking about stuff like get out, the witch, it comes at night, split.. and it follows gets mentioned sometimes too.
Who are these people so I can avoid talking to them?
it's mostly articles and youtube stuff. i didn't mean that i was talking to people, just heard/seen talk of it. but avoiding is not a bad choice. :P
Avoid reading and watching these things is just as good, my man!

I am slightly glad it's just referring to things with critical acclaim as opposed to some avant-garde bullshit or summat.
yeah, i haven't seen anything about stuff like the neon demon or whatever get mentioned. it definitely seems to be about critical acclaim. even some going as far as trying to tie it to stuff like the exorcist or silence of the lambs, because they got acclaim and oscar nods and stuff. enh.
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Is "prestige horror" coined by the same people who gave us "torture porn"?
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Slaughterhouserock wrote:
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Don't care about the glowing reviews, Babadook was still lousy.
Thank you! Fucking people are sucking that things dick like it cums gold and here I am thinking I'm the only one that thought it was a steaming pile of smegma.
That movie fucking sucked :evil:
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I thought this thread was about the 2014 documentary Why Horror.
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Tiggnutz wrote:I thought this thread was about the 2014 documentary Why Horror.
i don't know about that at all?

i feel like it shouldn't need to have a qualifier.i mean there's no "prestige action". it kind of frustrates me. i don't like the reputation that horror always gets. :P i was looking to talk about why you like horror, what keeps you interested in the genre. etc. that's all.
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Tiggnutz wrote:
Slaughterhouserock wrote:
DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Don't care about the glowing reviews, Babadook was still lousy.
Thank you! Fucking people are sucking that things dick like it cums gold and here I am thinking I'm the only one that thought it was a steaming pile of smegma.
That movie fucking sucked :evil:
So fucking boring. The kid was awful.
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zombie wrote:
Tiggnutz wrote:I thought this thread was about the 2014 documentary Why Horror.
i don't know about that at all?

i feel like it shouldn't need to have a qualifier.i mean there's no "prestige action". it kind of frustrates me. i don't like the reputation that horror always gets. :P i was looking to talk about why you like horror, what keeps you interested in the genre. etc. that's all.
Well if you have not seen that documentary you should you would enjoy it
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There may not be a line people draw with "prestige" action, but there is with "dumb" action. Elitism creeps everywhere.
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