Charles Williams said: I tend to agree. Horror need not
contain supernatural elements. Horror is about monsters and
fear. For a century or so the vampire reigned as the
main
focus of fear and fascination, the one who looks like us yet
kills us and attracts us because of it. But I don't think
that works now. If nothing else, that icon is worn out. We're
all a bit more literal. It's not easy to be scared by
something that we scoff at.
************* I take it from this post that you don't believe
in vampires and werewolves?
You aren't any fun at all, Charles. I think the early titles
in Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake vampire slayer series are
absolutely fantastic. Although the Blake novels are firmly
lodged in the horror section of the local bookstore, Anita
Blake is also wickedly hardboiled. She's equally at home
dealing out cynical one-liners or blazing away with her 9mm
Beretta.
And don't forget that there's a whole big section of the
population out there that scoffs at us sitting around reading
our tough-guy novels.
miker
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