Stephen King: Why Hollywood Rarely Does Horror Right

[EricJ]

As much as I would normally punch in the face anyone who says "Discuss." (MAKE me, wimp ), King does have a point:

We consciously or subconsciously like a horror movie if it resembles our nightmares, and fact is...our nightmares are low-budget.
With fuzzy sound, shaky camera, remote washed-out locations, few extras, weird angles and handheld POV chases, and a quickly thrown together story that doesn't even try to make sense but creeps you out and gets right to the point.

One of the prime annoyances of the current horror-remake craze, is that they try so hard to "pay tribute" to the old films, they dress them up in adoring finery--
Relocating stalked suburban babysitters in Rockies vacation dream-cabins, turning high school prom nights into 5-star hotel Paris-Hilton bashes, and William Castle haunted-houses into art-deco gold-and-glass...
Horror is simply not something you can throw money at--Wealth is too comforting.