November
2009
Individual task- Interview with Steve Lloyd who is a fan of horror films.0
Interview with Steve Lloyd, a fan of horror films.
What do you think makes a good Horror?
It goes beyond scary, a proper horror movie should make you have that yucky feeling inside your stomach and make you turn your head away with your eyes closed. Not because of the gore, that is just effects but because it will pain you to watch it anymore.
What makes you keep watching them?
Its how far the film makers can push the boundary to make myself feel very very horrified. CAse in point, Shallow Grave is a scary film and 2 of the worst bits are a) when Ewan Macgregor has the crowbar wrapped across his shins (sharp intake of breath) and when Christopher Ecclestone has to hammer out the teeth. Those are both horrific because you have some kind of ‘empathy’ with what is happening – you can imagine it for real.
What makes you like them personally?
I like being scared in an artificial environment, I have an active imagination and these types of films really play to it. Generally there is a really good story behind as well. Seven for example. Or the Crow. Even Batman Dark Knight.
Similarities between horrors?
Modern horror is generally about a little suspense and a lot of gore. True horror is – as I say – one that gets in side your head. Horror movies that change your perspective on things are rare but the similarities these days are just how good/realistic the special effects are for the gore. (Having 3 children, I don’t get to watch many)
Last horror movie?
It wasn’t a movie as such but a run of episodes. Torchwood – The chidren of the earth. I found that incredibly scary, not because of the aliens, but because of the way the politicians were making decisions and that they allowed this to happen. It was scary in a ‘I can imagine our government doing that’ kind of way which is probably the most frightening thing of all. The other scary aspect was Capt Jack allowing his Grandson to undergo enormous torture and agony and ordering it. Perception changing stuff & Scary.
Why did I watch it?
I was told it was really good and that it was nothing like Doctor Who. I like Dr Who but Torchwood was darker. Its like the difference between the Tim Burton Batman’s (Mike Keaton) versus George Clooney or Val Kilmer. The original Batman of the Eighties was a dark character, by the time Val Kilmer got involved he was having therapy and all went a bit hollywood.
