Thread:AngryLance/@comment-39280634-20200726215745/@comment-25808351-20200804184942

Timelord: Hammer horror is honestly where graphic horror became a big part of cinema. Meant mainly for shock and to create a departure from the old where such things were taboo. But never done to point where it’s so overplayed the application of blood or gore is overbearing.

Modern horror, is over saturated by this. Some directors, storyboard writers and such, are under the impression this makes good horror.

And I don’t blame them entirely as success stories like Evil Dead or Friday 13th were massive hits.

Surely enough, this sentimentality can creat good horror when used effectively, but it offend feels like a jumpscare. Cheap, unoriginal and pointless. Like somebody is putting a check on a box. Mainly overused and lacking context.

Hammer horror was awesome, old blood horror given a fresh transfusion that reinvigorated some works, while breaking down others. But incredible films came from the Hammer branch. Many which I enjoy. From new blood Peter Cushing being a boss Frankenstien to even Christopher Lee as The Frankenstien Monster. I’d say the Hammer series earns it’s place.