The horror genre is poised to have a great 2018. We’ve already had the incredible success of John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place.” Now, Ari Aster‘s ‘Hereditary‘ has been garnering rave reviews. And with “Suspiria” and “Halloween” well on their way, the hype for horror isn’t letting up. Filmmaker Ridley Scott is no stranger to the genre. And recently, the director shared his thoughts on this new era of horror. Offering some sobering commentary.
The director’s latest project, AMC‘s “The Terror,” was a huge hit for the network and televised horror. And TV is where Scott says the genre is expanding. “I think so, because horror, in a funny kind of way, is famous for a captive audience,” Scott told The Wrap. “[And with TV] you are at home. And by being at home you are kind of uneasy. ‘Cause if you are by yourself, you’re looking over your shoulder in the room. I think, yeah, it kind of makes it more — if horror can be called ‘fun’ and being scared to death can be called ‘fun,’ 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 ‘fun.’ Hopefully, it can be ‘fun.’”
In his interview, Scott also praised “The Walking Dead,” which he credits by saying they “set that up fine.” Meaning the wave for horror to return to the small screen. But Scott also eluded to the danger of having such a wide variety of great content on television, saying, “It’s all good, because I think what’s 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’t it? It’s really evolving and — if you’re not careful — it will definitely replace feature films, which would be a pity, because it’s very great to watch something on a very big screen.”
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Scott has a slew of projects he will be producing and directing in the next few years. Including a follow-up to “Alien: Covenant” and a televised version of “A Christmas Carol” to come in 2019.
