Sex in Horror

[bloody_ribcut]

has any one wondered why most modern horror has sex ?

dont get me wrong, im down for nudity...but why is it the horror genre mostly?

[novadawn969]

Well, uh, maybe because that's how demoralized the world is today.
In the days of black & white films, they weren't allowed to say someone was pregnant... nowadays all we're taught is sex, drinking, and many other things that shouldn't even be thought of...
Even though they frequently are.
Just how the culture is now.

[Despare]

It's been proven... sex sells. As long as it can add to their final gross they'll add as much as they can. Some of it could also be writers misrepresenting the generation they're writing about because they’re ignorant. Other times it could just be Eli… errrr… the director, wishing he was making porn instead. I don’t think there’s one “right” answer, Nova’s point was valid as well. It all depends on the movie I think.

[PhilnEdee]

No doubt, but nothing new...60's 70's def 80's had some near porn sex in the horror "flicks".

[Despare]

Originally Posted by PhilnEdee

No doubt, but nothing new...60's 70's def 80's had some near porn sex in the horror "flicks".

Some movies, like the great revenge flick Thriller: They Call Her One Eye, actually had "porn sex" in it. Personally I didn't think it added anything to the overall experience of the film and prefer the edited version which is only missing the hardcore sex.

[Roderick Usher]

the two most primal urges

1. fear

2. lust

Sex has ALWAYS been linked to horror, usually using fear of sex and sexuality as a primary theme. From Dracula to Shivers to Hostel, it is the pursuit of free sex that leads to destruction.

I love it. Two great tastes that taste great together.

[Posher778]

I think it's unnecessary, but sometimes it's ok.

[bloodrayne]

I HATE sex in my horror movies...Time wasted watching people screw (which anyone can do at any time), could be spent seeing some good gore, or at least something a little scary... I just think it's an unnecessary waste of time...If I wanna watch people have sex, I'll watch a porno (personally, I'd rather HAVE sex than watch someone else have sex)...But, I wanna see HORROR when I watch HORROR

[Despare]

Originally Posted by bloodrayne

Well...I'M not a prude NOR a virgin...and I HATE sex in my horror movies...Time wasted watching people screw (which anyone can do at any time), could be spent seeing some good gore, or at least something a little scary... I just think it's an unneccesary waste of time...If I wanna watch people have sex, I'll watch a porno (personally, I'd rather HAVE sex than watch someone else have sex)...But, I wanna see HORROR when I watch HORROR

You can't deny that there are some films where it's a good thing though. I like it better when it's used to set up a great scene and less when it's used to add a sense of immorality to characters who die so the audience doesn't "feel as bad".

[_____V_____]

It gets tiring after awhile...every 2nd teen slasher has it, and so does every 3rd horror movie. I am with BR, I d rather watch an all out horror movie than sequences of sex before characters get butchered. People have grown out of it, since the 70s and 80s had TONS of movies with the same stuff...especially us people who have seen so MANY of em...:rolleyes:

One or two short scenes are tolerable, but when the movie is centered more on nudity and sex and less on horror, it goes down in my book.



And xperiment, I suggest you cut down on the tonalities. Just because you are drunk doesnt mean you have to start stuff here, cuz you risk getting the ban-hammer from the mods.

Dont believe me...see this thread for details

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29495