Comments on: Most Influential Horror Films http://www.robertmitchellevans.com/2009/11/20/most-influential-horror-films/ It is better to have written a crappy story than none at all. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:57:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Evans http://www.robertmitchellevans.com/2009/11/20/most-influential-horror-films/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Bob Evans Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:28:37 +0000 http://www.robertmitchellevans.com/?p=895#comment-125 I can't agree with you there. While the film Nosferatu came before Dracula, it did not have the impact that Dracula created. In fact Nosfeatu was sued for plagiarizing the story of Dracula from the novel which was still under copyright at that time. Dracula launched Universal as the studio that made horror films. It is a film that defined for generation what a vampire was. urbane, charming, seductive, these qualities are the ones used over and over not the hideous monster from that German film. No way does nosferatu have more impact and influence that Dracula. Also Metropolis is not a horror film and does not belong on the list. When I list and chat about the most influential SF films, yes then we might have Metropolis on the board. I can’t agree with you there. While the film Nosferatu came before Dracula, it did not have the impact that Dracula created. In fact Nosfeatu was sued for plagiarizing the story of Dracula from the novel which was still under copyright at that time. Dracula launched Universal as the studio that made horror films. It is a film that defined for generation what a vampire was. urbane, charming, seductive, these qualities are the ones used over and over not the hideous monster from that German film. No way does nosferatu have more impact and influence that Dracula.
Also Metropolis is not a horror film and does not belong on the list. When I list and chat about the most influential SF films, yes then we might have Metropolis on the board.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.robertmitchellevans.com/2009/11/20/most-influential-horror-films/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Melissa Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:03:37 +0000 http://www.robertmitchellevans.com/?p=895#comment-124 I would replace Dracula with Nosferatu. (Without Nosferatu, all Dracula and vampire films would not exist. Take that! Anne Rice.) I would put Metropolis on the list. While not classic horror, it it the beginning of the sub-category of horror films where "the machine did it." Without that concept, we lose a big chunk of Science fiction - not only in film but in print as well. I would replace Dracula with Nosferatu. (Without Nosferatu, all Dracula and vampire films would not exist. Take that! Anne Rice.)

I would put Metropolis on the list. While not classic horror, it it the beginning of the sub-category of horror films where “the machine did it.” Without that concept, we lose a big chunk of Science fiction – not only in film but in print as well.

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