Comments on: Why is Horror Important?–Part One https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Wed, 04 Mar 2015 02:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 By: A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces – October 2013 | https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40841 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 02:20:34 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40841 […] guest posts at Kristen Lamb’s blog on horror, and I have to confess that I was going to skip Part One. Until I got to his explanation of why certain horror movies were popular in their particular […]

]]> By: Why Are Zombies Consuming Our Culture? | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40840 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:17:23 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40840 […] for WANA International and guest-posted here about this often misunderstood genre. One particular Lucia post was fascinating because he spoke about how “horror” often reflects much of what we’re facing as a […]

]]> By: Raani York https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40839 Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:56:59 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40839 When I was much younger and still in school, we had “movie” nights and organized to watch bunches of horror movies. The “coolest” was to stay in the living room as long as possible without peeing in your pants or bursting out in tears.
I survived some quite bad horror movies – a few quite good Stephen King movies – and the Exorcist, which still gives me the creeps after all those years.
I do prefer reading Horror instead of watching it. I figure my own fantasy veils the worst to protect my undies. LOL

]]> By: Jason Gallagher https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40838 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:07:41 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40838 In reply to Shea Ford.

Shea – It’s funny you mentioned those three movies. Those movies are about the limits of my horror experience too. Oh, I’ve seen a few others (Like Blairwitch Project), but not many. I still don’t like to think about the scene when the Terminator in the 2nd movie morphed his hand into a long blade and stabbed it through the gut of some dude.

]]> By: TOP BEST CINEMA https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40837 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:52:49 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40837 […] Why is Horror Important? – Part One (warriorwriters.wordpress.com) […]

]]> By: In Preparation… | Shea McIntosh Ford - Author of Open-Minded Fiction https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40836 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:37:22 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40836 […] I might be able to blend the two together. I never thought of doing a ghost story before, but Kevin Lucia had a convincing series of posts as a guest on Kristen Lamb’s blog. He wrote about the horror genre and what made good horror […]

]]> By: Kristen Lamb and Kevin Lucia on Horror | FWD: From Hell https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40835 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 01:22:18 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40835 […] Why is Horror Important – Part One […]

]]> By: From Kristen Lamb's Blog- Why Is Horror So Important?–Part Two | Edward Owen - Author https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40834 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:48:16 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40834 […] we explored the often overlooked genre of Horror with Author Kevin Lucia. Why are we fascinated by being scared? What purpose does the genre of […]

]]> By: Friday the 13th – Part 1 | C. Taylor https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40833 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:19:25 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40833 […] The argument is that, as adults, we’ve seen enough of reality, enough of what’s “really” scary – why seek it out as a source of recreation, right?  Kristen Lamb has written a great series of posts about the importance of horror and I invite you to check it out here. […]

]]> By: troyseate https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/why-is-horror-important-part-one/#comment-40832 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:27:58 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13211#comment-40832 I am a horror writer as well, and enjoy your incredible insight on these topics, very Stephen King-ish, and have taken the liberty of reposting your article on my blog. Look forward to the continuing remarks and insight. http://www.supenaturalsnackbar.wordpress.com

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