Tony Williams wrote: >Also, the family horror stream deals with problematic relationships whereby >tensions become manifested in supernatural motifs. See, for example, THE >EXORCIST, THE OMEN, IT'S ALIVE, THE NIGHT WALK (a.k.a. DEAD OF NIGHT), and >Robin Wood's essays on the subject. > Contrary to Carol Clover and other recent critics, family horror did not >die out or diminish during the 80s and 90s. It really took on a new form as >any viewing of examples from FRIDAY THE 13TH, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET show. >What about THE STEPFATHER films or other neglected items such as FLOWERS IN THE >ATTIC? > The family is one of the key ideological bonds affecting relationships >so it is natural that many diverse films deal with this. But really, Tony, you can't possibly mean that you've found more than a handful of watchable horror films the last 8-10 years. Yes, the family horror lives - quantitatively but not qualitatively - as a lame rehash of the same old themes of the 70's and early 80's. As far as I am concerned the only freshness in the horror genre the last decade is the splatsticks/parodies - a sure sign of genre decline. But there's hope. The way US politics is "developing", I predict a revival and revitalisation for the family horror. Why not a remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with Newt as grandad and Rush as Leatherface. You know, "The Saw is Family". Ulf Ulf Dalquist iNEW! Phone: +46 46 2224266 Dept. of Sociology iNEW! Fax: +46 46 2224794 Box 114 221 00 Lund SWEDEN E-mail: [log in to unmask] 'When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.' Dr. Hunter S. Thompson ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]