Mr. King occasionally writes op-ed type articles for Entertainment Weekly called “The Pop of King”. This time around he tackles what makes a good horror film and why most (all) big budget Hollywood horror films just never take the cake.

Horror is an intimate experience, something that occurs mostly within oneself, and when it works, the screams of a sold-out house are almost intrusive. In that sense, a movie such as Blair Witch is more like poetry than like the ”event films” that pack the plexes in summer. Those flicks tend to be like sandwiches overstuffed with weirdly tasteless meat and cheese, meals that glut the belly but do nothing for the soul.

That says it all, no?

Oh, and I’ll be finishing Carrie today. Expect a review soon!