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I see myself as the world's oldest living teenager. . . I try to get as much kick out of things as possible.

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John Carpenter

Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it [story] to be a horror story.

Danger, Genre, Horror Stories, Life, Reactions
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The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman.

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Fears are all psychological. Being afraid of death, loss of a loved one and disfigurement are all powered by your mind, and that's very powerful stuff.

Loss, Mind, Powerful, Psychological

We all question our sanity. Everyone has had an experience of loss of control of something.

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Horror is always the same. It changes with the culture and changes with technology. The stories are always the same. There are just two basic stories in horror, two simple ones -- evil is outside and evil is in here [points to his heart].

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Horror stories have always worked on film. It's where they work. That's where vampires and ghosts and UFOs are real. They're not particularly real in life, but they're real on the screen. It's the communal aspect of movie-watching.

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