Classic horror movies

Nathan Jackson, Hi-Times Online Editor

From the start of cinematography, people have loved to watch scary things. Lately, however, fans of the horror genre have been saddened because there hasn’t been anything that actually scares them or they have seen something else like it.

That’s why movie companies are remaking the classic movies, because they feel they can’t go wrong with that. In my opinion, they are clearly wrong.

Universal Studios is best known for its early work on “Monsters.” They were the ones that brought “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” “The Mummy,” “The Wolf Man,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Black Lagoon” to the big screen. The studio has already remade most of these movies, which all have negative reviews because of their lack of a plot.

It wasn’t until the 80s and 90s when a new type of horror came out. It was a horror that appealed to the young ages because movie companies knew that most of the sales are from teenagers. So they made horror movies that are more appealing to young people, such as “Nightmare of Elm Street,” “Friday the 13th” and “Scream.”

“Nightmare on Elm Street” is today one of the best horror franchises because of the originality and the stories of it. Well, the stories of the first three are great but the reasons don’t make any sense, just like “Friday the 13th.” The first three films of “Friday the 13th” were great, but it got kind of out of hand when the killer, Jason, went to outer space.

“Scream,” on the other hand, started the craze of teen slasher movies. “Scream” brought some type of reality to the horror genre, which brought excitement to views.

Overall, we use the word classic for a reason. It’s hard to remake a classic because it wouldn’t compare to the original, or people would never be able to get past how the original one is.