Why can't the 21st century produce horror icons such as Jason, Freddy, Michael, Ghost Face, Pinhead, etc. ??? All existing horror icons are from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
>>215351134*ahem*
art the clown
>>215351205Meme clownTerrifier is just gore porn not horror
>>215351134samara morgan
>>215351188O CHOLERA CZY TO FREDDY FAZBEAR
>>215351219he's still an icon even if you hate him
>>215351134>what is Jigsaw>what is Pennywise>what is Patrick BatemanAnd then you have all the serial killer tv shows like Dexter and Hannibal. You're just being disingenuous.
>>215351244How tho? Nobody knows him outside of reddit
>>215351134I find it interesting these characters can sell merchandise even when they don't have a new movie for over 10-20 years
>>215351244Nope. meme at best. Icons are characters people watch movies to see more of. The only reason people watch terrifier is for the gore porn. Art is barely a character.
>>215351268i know many people who dressed up as him at halloween at pubs/clubs
>>215351244Really? Then why isn't he on the new Fanta?
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>>215351371whos the rape icon?
>>215351357>freddy fanta
>>215351134Malignant was pretty close
>>215351479The fuck is that, that ain't selling merch
>>215351479that's a comedy bro
>>215351134Jigsaw for movies but most post 2000s horror icons are video game stuff or creepypasta stuff now ala Freddy Fazbear or Slenderman.
>>215351571Why was there never a slenderman movie?
>>215351590>he forgotI mean I don't blame you.
A better question, why can't 20s/30s horror icons from Universal Monsters era be brought back to success in the 21st century?
>>215351601There was? I had no idea
>>215351188Cringe
>>215351205Slop
>>215351357>>215351371I know who Michael and Chucky are but what the hell are these other things>>215351590Probably because the Slenderman story is now tied to a weird attempted murder of two middle schoolers trying to kill their friend for Slenderman and I suppose from Hollywood’s perspective it’s not worth the trouble. I remember Marble Hornets was cool but that was over a decade ago
The Ring girl is pretty iconic. Billy the puppet from Saw as well.
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>>215351134Art the Clown and The Grabber(yes, that's his name) from Black Phone are the modern day horror icons
>>215352480>The GrabberFuck off just because Universal or whatever is shilling this shit everywhere from Fortnite to Fanta does NOT mean the GronkleBonker is iconic. It’s soulless. I refuse to believe any of that
>>215352480Lol
>>215352480the grabber isn't there yet but the last movie set him up pretty well as a freddy replacement>>215352426Sadako is pretty iconic, I agree
>>215352480Bro
>>215351256jigsaw 1 was released in 04, pennywise is from 1990, and patrick bateman isn't exactly the definition of a horror icon; more a psychological thriller with horror elements.i do think the closest thing we ever got was the IT remaster but again, it was a remaster.had there been a film with the same hype and a different character and plot (AKA OP's REQUEST), yes, you'd have an icon on your hands.but that we don't. and we won't.horror is mostly seen as an easy crash grab, unfortunately.horror is something that demands care and respect. something these movie producers could care less for nowadays.all comes down to money, who would've thought? you can kiss new IP's goodbye.
>>215351357>>215351371What the fuck does chucky's punch taste like?
>>215352757Guess what century is 2004, retard.
>>215352757>there’s nothing that pops out and goes BLELELELEELEGH so it’s not horror
>>215353218melted plastic, dried blood, and some semen
>>215353218I immediately thought of the scene where he was jerking off his plastic dick for whatever reason.Thanks brain.
>>215352033And the Friday the 13th movies aren't? Basically all horror is slop.
>>215351134In order from best to worst (IMHO):1. Jason2. Freddy3. Micheal4. Leatherface5. Jigsaw6. Pinhead 7. Chucky8. Scream
>>215351134because the world is dying dumbass.all media is stagnating."art the clown!"so original, just gore for the sake of it.seen worst in the 80s.
>>215352656Freddy’s all around the perfect horror villain. His design and glove are iconic, Englund did an amazing job, so I always thought the pedophile thing felt tacked on. It never really added to his character
Art the Clown isn't great but he works as the demonic adversary to the Job/Michael/Christlike Sienna Shaw. If Leone can stick the landing and get even more biblical I will rate the series highly despite Art being a lot weaker than other icons.
>>215351134>All existing horror icons are from the 70s, 80s and 90s.Film is dead.
we, as a culture, lost our collective aggression.its only masochism now.
>>215354547Is that conehead?
Is The Grabbler's mask supposed to be from japanese folk? Oni?
>>215351134Three Finger's an icon by now. Then, definitely the Creeper and Mick Taylor. Maybe the Collector could be seen as an icon too, if only his movies were more widely known.
>>215354126You forgot the GOAT
>>215351134Those movies came out when franchise slop was the peak. People are more interested in a different kind of horror nowadays, no one cares about slashers anymore, it's a dead genre. People want supernatural stuff or deeper things that explore the emotions.
>>215352532The Strangers are much bigger icons than that weak motherfucker. His movie was lame too
>>215351623Because retarded postmodern writers keep trying to turn all of them into tragic antiheroes
>>215351643It came out in 2018, it's PG-13 and complete and utter dogshit
>>215354939>tragic antiheroesI dunno, maybe Dracula and the Wolfman you could do that with and pull it off
>>215355039They only did those because werewolves and vampires were slight exaggerations of jews.
>>215354155>seen worse in the 80sLol yeah ok. The only thing that comes close is The Thing and that’s not even a slasherI haven’t seen anything worse than this. https://youtu.be/QDdrMnCJulw?si=hCrmyzaebQYBbT-A
>>215354679Leprechaun sucks Brad Dourif didn’t even want to do a Chucky vs Leprechaun because he thought they were lame
>>215351134The horrors of the 21st century can't really be encapsulated in a "fun villain".
>>215354760This anon’s right. Franchise slop wasn’t a thing until the 80s>Psycho 2: 1983>TCM 2: 1986>Halloween 2: 1981>Superman 2: 1980
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>>215355396Who plays what instrument
>>215354392Yeah, it was better that they didn't commit to it in the original. What a shame that the remake was so bad it killed the entire franchise.
>>215351623>dark universe movie about capturing and examining monsters - fail>dark universe park, which btw uses 100% same concept of victoria capturing all monsters to experiment on them - is successfulcan someone explain that?
>>215355719Honestly, if it were me I'd make him a victim of a witch hunt by parents who thought he was a pedo and that's why he becomes a vengeful spirit.
>>215355968I thought that was the original plot, but then I looked it up. It makes more sense that way since he'd be haunting their children as revenge.
>>215351188Since is owned by some western lady, is not surprising>>215351734this
>>215355233Frankenstein (1931)Bride of Frankenstein (1935)Son of Frankenstein (1939)Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)House of Frankenstein (1944)Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
>>215353218Mostly peach
