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“Somewhere in the '80s during the home video era something happened and horror started getting more and more marginalized and thought of as schlock.”

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I will say that when it comes to the horror genre, for me, the scariest thing is when something is actually in the frame.

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I do try and keep my scripts quite economical.

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I couldn't believe that people went to see 'Saw,' that people actually lined up.

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I loved 'The Conjuring' so much. It's really scary.

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I'm not actually terrified of technology. Though I'm certainly not an early adopter, either.

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I found myself in this conundrum of loving acting, but not liking the path that you have to take to do it. I was…

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Saw' definitely had an edge to it that wasn't American.

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If you look back at a film like 'Dawn of the Dead' - You can either watch it as a straight-up genre film and have fun with zombies being shot, or you can look at it as a metaphor for consumerism. Or a metaphor for the Vietnam war.

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You might not have the biggest budget or resources or cast, but if you have a great story, people will latch onto it.

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