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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 545
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 10:14 am: | |
Reading and discussing Due's book made me consider the field of books as a whole. It seems that at one time the bestseller lists had several horror writers at one time--King, Koontz, Clive Barker would be on there.
It seems that there has been a long time since that has been the case. Several writers, such as Poppy Z. Brite, have moved on. Tananarive Due has written two non horror books herself.
There are cycles in the popularity of horror in film and literature--as there are in anything else. They are often and usually influenced by what is going on in society.
For instance horror was not very popular in America until after WWI--and it did not take off until the 30's after the Great Depression. During WWII and after it got less popular. Then it picked up again in the 50's with the Cold War. And again in the 70's after Watergate, the 60's etc (so many movies and books featured demon possessed children)
Is it possible that, with 9/11 and the War on Terror people don't want to deal with anything horrifying? |