Bronson Arcuri has taken NPR‘s Planet Money podcast on The Scariest Thing In Hollywood and turned it into a new genre: the horror movie news story. Watch 8 Reasons Horror Movies Are Scary Good Business:
His central thesis is: Horror movies are cheap to make and insanely popular.
And here are the reasons he says horror films are cheap to make:
- Limited Locations
- No Talking
- Fear is the Unknown
- Cheap Costumes, Cheap Props, No CGI
- Low Budget is the Right Budget
- Profit Sharing
- Quantity Over Quality
- Sequels
The Numbers bears this thesis out.
My take: I don’t like being scared or afraid and so I’ve never been a big fan of horror movies. Any suggestions on titles for a crash course?
Well, I am working on a script right now that is a mix of horror genres in one. I am not a fan of the torture horror. But, am hoping to bring back the horror genres I loved growing up. Great post Michael!