The Company of Wolves doesn’t belong in any category, so it’s difficult to prepare an audience for it. It’s not a horror film, it’s not a fantasy film, it’s not a children’s film – so what is it?
‘The Exorcist’ is absolutely my favorite horror film, and I watched it when I was, like, seven years old with my mother for the first time. I don’t know why my mom let me watch that. I couldn’t go to the bathroom by myself. I couldn’t go upstairs by myself. I couldn’t sleep.
A friend, Sean Cunningham, who went on to do ‘Friday the 13th,’ was given a small budget to produce a scary movie, and he told me to write something. I’d never seen a horror film in my life; I’d fallen in love with Fellini.
‘Click’ is a horror film and a first for me. People think I always had a face good enough to do films of this genre. So now I’d take that as a compliment.
It’s not scary to make a horror film because you get to pull back the curtain and see that none of it’s real. When you’re watching one, the terror bombards you.
If one horror film hits, everyone says, ‘Let’s go make a horror film.’ It’s the genre that never dies.
It’s gotten to the point where it’s big news when I don’t do a horror film.
‘Psycho’ is probably the best known example of a horror film whose exclusive sound was strings, and since then, it’s been hard to avoid that. The minute you have strings as your primary voice, the comparisons are always made.
One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you.
A really good horror film has a story.
I really liked the script of ‘Alone.’ I thought there were a lot unexpected things in the film, which I would want to watch as a viewer. I did not think like I was doing a horror film; I did not think in terms of genre. I decided on the basis of the script.
I think there’s a lot of elements that go into making a really awesome horror film and that’s like putting together like a real good group of people that you love to watch them either live or die.
Fear has disappeared. No more fear. In Asia, it is different. They’ve discovered again the fear and the psychology of the characters. Without psychology, the horror film doesn’t exist.
‘Avunu’ is a thriller, suspense film set within a small family with a good mix of scary and funny moments, but not a horror film.
I believe singing should be like being an actor. People shouldn’t have any problem buying an actor being in a comedy or a drama or a horror film. That should be the same way with music.
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