Ridley Scott talks to TheWrap about how TV is ruling the horror genre now and will completely take over if film isn’t careful.<\/b>
\nThe much-buzzed about \u201cHereditary\u201d comes out today \u2014 and based on all the reviews \u2014 it appears if you catch the horror flick at your local movie theater it will traumatize you (in an elevated way) for quite some time. Or maybe just until you get home and turn on your TV.
With the resurgence of prestigious films that give you the chills (see Ari Aster\u2019s disturbing family tale above, \u201cGet Out,\u201d \u201cIt,\u201d \u201cA Quiet Place\u201d and the upcoming \u201cSuspiria\u201d remake), TheWrap thought we\u2019d check in with Ridley Scott \u2014 whose 1979 film \u201cAlien\u201d is one of the most famed horror movies of all time \u2014 about where the classier side of the genre is headed these days. And this was while discussing one of his most recent projects: a TV show he told us was \u201cbetter\u201d than a spooky flick in a lot of ways.
\u201cI think so, because horror, in a funny kind of way, is famous for a captive audience,\u201d Scott said when TheWrap asked if he thought TV was taking over the prestige horror genre (despite the release of the titles we already mentioned) in an interview last month ahead of the Season 1 finale of his frightening AMC series, \u201cThe Terror.\u201d
Also Read: ‚The Terror‘ Bosses, Ridley Scott on That ‚Of Course‘ Finale, Why Season Was ‚Better‘ Than a Horror Film
\u201c[And with TV] you are at home. And by being at home you are kind of uneasy,\u201d Scott continued. \u201c\u2018Cause if you are by yourself, you\u2019re looking over your shoulder in the room. I think, yeah, it kind of makes it more \u2014 if horror can be called \u2018fun\u2019 and being scared to death can be called \u2018fun,\u2019 then yeah, I think it works better at home rather than sitting in a room full of lots of people. Sitting by yourself, the fear can be really scary if the show is very effective. I still like to put it under the heading of \u2018fun.\u2019 Hopefully, it can be \u2018fun.’\u201d
\u201c\u2018The Walking Dead\u2019 set that up fine, didn\u2019t they?\u201d Scott said of the beginnings of elevated scary stories making their way onto the small screen. \u201cIt\u2019s all good, because I think what\u2019s happening with the real evolution and expansion of television is coming some really great writing and some really great ideas. I mean, television, in a funny kind of way, is rather in its Golden Age, isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s really evolving and \u2014 if you\u2019re not careful \u2014 it will definitely replace feature films, which would be a pity, because it\u2019s very great to watch something on a very big screen.\u201d
\u201cBut a lot of this material, honestly, works on the smaller screen,\u201d Scott added. \u201cAnd today, your technology of what we call a smaller screen today can be at least 3 or 4 feet with a great sound and great picture quality. So it\u2019s becoming more and more difficult to make feature films compete with the evolving TV now. Very good quality. And there is a lot of good writers working in TV now.\u201d
Also Read: Watch the Terrifying Trailer for Sundance Horror Film ‚Hereditary‘ (Video)
Two such writers Scott knows are Soo Hugh and David Kajganich, the creators and showrunners behind \u201cThe Terror.\u201d And while they both have dabbled in film too (with Kajganich being the screenwriter behind the next iteration of \u201cSuspiria\u201d) this particular project \u2014 a fictionalized account of a British expedition that becomes stuck in the ice and is haunted by a creature \u2014 was meant for TV. Always. Mainly because the Jared Harris-led drama had characters whose stories just wouldn\u2019t fit into the confined timing of a feature film.
\u201cThe question really is, is the horror being driven by character?\u201d Kajganich said. \u201cAnd if it is, then television is a fantastic opportunity for, you know, these longer form stories. I think that\u2019s something a lot of people haven\u2019t thought about. That a genre like horror can be driven by character and can benefit from six hours, eight hours, 10 hours, multiple seasons. And that\u2019s certainly something we loved about this experience.\u201d
\u201cWe knew we were in the horror genre, but we knew we wanted to drive it with character,\u201d Kajganich continued. \u201cAnd the chance to do that over 10 hours is just not something you would ever have in cinema. You would never have a character-based horror franchise that lasted five films. It would just be sort of unthinkable. But we got to do it on TV. So it could be a boon for character-based horror in the most profound way.\u201d
Also Read: ‚Suspiria‘ Teaser: The Hook Comes Out in Luca Guadagnino’s Creepy Horror Remake (Video)
Kajganich added that horror on television can now \u201crival the visceral experience of horror in a movie theater\u201d because you don\u2019t have to \u201cneuter\u201d the visual elements of the story in the same way you used to.
Of course irony sets in here when Kajganich tells you he sort of wishes \u201csome enterprising movie theater would do a \u2018Terror\u2019 weekend\u201d so fans could watch it all together.
So horror on TV, but make it movies?<\/p>\n

\n

Similarity rank: 2.1<\/div>\n

Sentiment rank: 0.2<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

TW posts: 3<\/div>\n

TW reposts: 3<\/div>\n

TW likes: 10<\/div>\n

TW sentiment: 10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n