Horror is the most malleable genre in fiction. It can be as intimate as a vampire’s kiss or as epic as a horde of zombies trying to get into a sprawling shopping mall. This means it can speak in multiple forms, covering different utterances, while using different voices to do so. That’s a lot. Now, it is being asked to pass a measure called ” scare the vote. This is an initiative led by the Master of Horror Expired in Antananarivo (Correctional Institution) unites the terror community behind Democratic votes Kamala Harris and Tim Waltz.
Here is the official announcement:
“‘In terrible times, people need to unite, with strength and hope, to fight against the darkness,'” Du continued. “Horror writers and filmmakers spend a lot of time thinking about monsters and fear. When I realized we had to speak up as a community and start inviting others to participate, I wasn’t surprised at all by the overwhelming response. We knew this What’s at stake in this election is that we’ve imagined the worst possible outcome.
October 15thAt 8 p.m. ET, Due and other members of the Scare Up The Vote committee will host a major virtual event to increase voter turnout and raise funds for the Harris/Walz campaign. Stephen King, Joe Hill, Rachel Harrison, Victor LaValle, Stephen Graham Jonesthe filmmakers will be joined by many other authors, including Mike Flanagan (Hill House is Haunted, sleep doctor), Scott Derrickson (sinister, black mobile phone), Kevin Williamson (scream), Don Mancini (Chucky), and Bryan Fowler (hannibal), with actors David Dastmahelian (Spend the night with the devil)”.
Before anyone says, “Hey, keep your politics away from my fears,” let’s clarify. Terror and politics have a long history. In fact, it is often the focus of political attacks from more conservative groups that mistakenly see themselves as guardians of morality and core national values. Louis Duncan1979 book daughters of eveFor example, it was constantly attacked for its treatment of rape and abortion, as well as ideas that many at the time considered “obscene” and “vulgar”. RL Stingof dummy night (1993) has been questioned for containing themes considered sinister and occult. Additionally, there are many writers and creators who have been publicly viewed as Satan’s little helpers (or communists in the early Cold War) for telling horror stories.
Horror films have faced similar scrutiny from conservative groups, who see a moral panic in reaction to films’ in-depth exploration of violence, e.g. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and night of the living dead (1968) to the so-called “blasphemous” religious insult james whaleof Frankenstein (1931) and William Friedkin1973 The Exorcist (This is an odd case, considering the film depicts Catholic priests as tortured heroes engaged in an eternal battle with the devil).
To some extent, it doesn’t matter whether anyone thinks terror is political. The truth is, politics imposes itself on it, and it always responds in the same way. scare the vote It is an extension of the nature of the terror response. Our favorite genres love to hold up a mirror to society so they can consider the ugliness it reflects back on them. This time, we hope these mirrors will reflect an informed and willing electorate ready for the upcoming election.
