Why The HORROR Community is Better Than Most (Star Wars, Marvel)

[@David-wo9un]

Totally agree; generally feel welcomed and able to express opinions regarding horror without being attacked.

[@Hicks-g1m]

The horror community invites all people regardless of opinions or likes and dislikes

[@LateCambrian]

Movies that’s I became obsessed with recently: Parasite: saw It 4 times with different people. Everything Everywhere All At Once: saw it 5 times in the theatre The Substance: so good I finally started a horror movie podcast I’d been promising myself I would start… (The Cantaloupe Cats Movie Podcast)

[@TheMooglamachuck]

EEAAO was my favourite movie of 2022, and yet here I am in the back end of 2024 still waiting for a physical release in the UK

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

​@TheMooglamachuck what?🤔 Still no release there? Really?🫣

[@TheMooglamachuck]

@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn nope, nothing whatsoever. I don't know how true it is, but I read that it was an Amazon Prime streaming exclusive, which is why it didn't get a release. The only problem now is that it's only on there to buy, not stream as part of Prime. Hopefully, that'll pave the way for a physical release.

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

@@TheMooglamachuck yeah I hope too.

[@CreativeReptiles]

Great topic and I totally agree. Alot of these fandoms make me not even wanna watch or discuss these movies/shows. Horror is for the most part the best one

[@TheMovieGhoul]

I think a lot of us in the horror community were outcasts growing up. That's why we are so Inviting.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Very true.

[@georgeheilman885]

When it comes to Star Wars and comic properties, be it Marvel or DC, I find it best to discuss these with friends of mine who I tend to see them with, whether we agree or disagree, as we can not only read each other but keep it civil. When you get to comment sections with largely anonymous strangers, things can go awry. Horror at least seems the most sane as it's not only a passionate genre, but we're spoiled for choice with new content, even among the sequels and imitations. And even these can bring in unexpected material worth checking out.

[@gmlighthorror]

Couldn’t agree more, some of these fans really make it hard to separate my actual thoughts on movies from the online discourse, especially with Marvel and DC. I’m glad I’ve found horror to be an extremely accepting fandom and it feels like people have a higher tolerance for other opinions

[@CZitoMusic]

To answer your question of a movie I never got around to but finally saw and became obsessed with was The Crow (1994). I know it's 30 years old but I watched this movie for the first time last year and immediately fell in love with it. Seriously one of my all time favourites and I don't know how I slept on this one for so long lol

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Yeah The Crow is a rare breed.

[@_themanofsteele]

Amen. I was in the comments of one Roxy’s twin tower video and everyone was going insane over her take, a bit over the top if you ask me… the horror community has brought me some of my greatest friends today.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Yeah it's like swimming in a sea of fat 14 year olds.

[@_themanofsteele]

@ 🤣💯

[@nickelecto8355]

I love the horror community. Some of the most awesome and most nicest people I’ve met. I also grew up watching Walking Dead which is horror related somewhat. So I think the horror community is really awesome. Movies I’ve seen in the past 2 to 3 years that I fell in love with. The ones that comes to mind. Is Scream, Chucky, and Evil Dead. I watched all of those movies and I just fell in love with them. Now they’re some of my all time favorites.

[@dannn1313]

I really fell in love with Terrifier 2 and 3 now, and i wasn’t really a fan of the first one but i think that’s also a pretty good movie now!

[@GojiraRising]

The Godzilla community is pretty good for the most part apart from arguing about Zilla '98.

[@slimbroco572]

Everyone always told me to watch Dexter. Never did till I picked up a movie lot w the first 3 seasons of Dexter in it. Lets just say I own all the seasons now. My next adventure is the Sopranos. So yes,I love watching old movies or shows that I never seen before. Even works for gaming

[@slimbroco572]

Ill add,I'm one who tried the lord of the rings last year n just couldnt do it. I'm already a nerd n felt like the movie was making me more nerdy😂 Idk the movie just didnt do it for me. And I dont hate if other ppl like it. We all have our own interests. Now if it was liking any of the new star wars, then I'll be ripping on ya lol

[@Mickey-1994]

I think The Shield is the greatest drama series of all time and Deadwood was also great. If you liked Dexter or The Sopranos, you will most likely dig The Shield and Deadwood.

[@slimbroco572]

@Mickey-1994 I'm gunna have to check those out. In my 20s n before,I wasnt into this stuff. Its drawn on me the older I get.

[@BishopWalters12]

A little off topic but John Campea is a pos. That guy is a failed director/writer mostly living off his wife's money but now, he knows all, he's such a lapdog for the Hollywood machine and nobody can disagree with him. Putting that aside, a small number of fans can go overboard in anything, it can be movies, sports or whatever. Hollywood especially Disney deserves most of the blame for what they've said and for what they're putting out. The majority of people male or female think Kathleen Kennedy sucks and that Disney Star Wars has been mostly trash. The great thing about horror are most horror directors/writers like Damien Leone is the complete opposite of someone like a Kathleen Kennedy, he's a horror fan and he's not trying to bash or lecture his fans.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

I think he has a different pov, and that's fine.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@DrumdumsXtra I would accept it if he was being real, but Campea is a leech and Jon Schnepp's girlfriend couldn't even stand him or how he pretended to be close friends with Schnepp after he died in 2018.

[@m136a1]

One thing I've noticed as I've become a bigger and bigger snob is that I will criticize the Hell out of a film or films, but other fans get a pass because what's really going on is that I'm a bit jealous that they can enjoy a film or films that I find to be contemptible. For example: The David Gordon Green Halloween (alleged) Trilogy. I can't tolerate it for the solid reasons that the filmmaker spends too much time telling the audience that he, too, has seem all of the Halloween movies and letting the film be the tool of an activist. Never mind the tone def and out of place third installment. However... IF you like those films, more power to you! I'd prefer fans to be happy with the product they receive even if I find that I cannot be. Genre be damned!

[@SamSh80]

Luckily for me. Most fandom have been rad overall. DC/Marvel community. Star Wars community. Gaming Community. Horror Community. Writing/book community The Wresting community though... Dear god. What a nightmare that was. This past spring I was like... I'm out. I want no more part of this world. But yeah. The Horror community might be my favorite 'cause one thing I noticed about the horror fandom recently, there are so many fuckin' different people in that fandom. It is so cool to see. Especially with the Halloween fans. I've noticed this with but Ya got big metal heads, ya got hip hop heads, ya got girl next door type, boy next door type. Punkers, nerds, ect I think it's so cool to see so many different looks and personalities in the horror fandom and overall being so cool to each other.

[@mladenkulic446]

Most of her reactions for first time watching are on Reel Rejects youtube channel, and in the comment section is where she recieved toxic backlash. I love being a horror fan and part of the community.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Yes I've seen her over there a few times.

[@davidhelvering]

I think all fandoms are toxic to a degree. They often act like a possessive lover, always trying to keep their object of affection the same. But where horror fans are different is that we know that the thing we love is not well regarded by most others. There are a few great horror films, but most of them are trash. And that’s part of why we love them. As a result, a stranger can come along and criticize a film, and we’re like, “yeah, that’s fair, but I still love it.”

[@zeynepgulsu1899]

horror fans are much more docile because they have done a good job of managing fear thanks to horror.

[@TheFartbreakKid]

The Star Wars fandom is the strangest. You see some on KZbin that have their room full of Star Wars toys and memorabilia but all they do is moan and complain. Are they really actually fans at all? Seems to me they are haters. What a topsy-turvy world we live in.

[@BishopWalters12]

The blame mostly goes on Disney and Kathleen Kennedy. They deserve the criticism and it's amazing how much they have screwed things up.

[@wind-upboy939]

I guess, in Horror the horror takes place on screen, in other genres, it has to be created elsewhere.

[@montybruce6079]

I honestly am a fan of a few things ( pro wrestling, COD ZOMBIES, etc)that I am not very open about because the Fandom attached to it is not well received however I'm a proud horror fan and do not hide it in the slightest

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Preach brother.

[@AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr]

Good question me and jami heart are no longer friends its a clam that i was posting her playist and its sad how it ended but i have to respect her wishes she has a family she has to protect im so sorry that it ended like that

[@wind-upboy939]

I used to be a Star Wars fan, now I say, I'm not a fan, I like the movies. (well at least most of them)

[@totttrax]

Stars wars fans arent toxic just tired of bad movies ...imagine if micheal myers was rebooted as Michelle myers

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Oh yes they are. Oof.

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

Bro I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist but you tube never sends me any notifications of your videos!😭

[@DrumdumsXtra]

KZbin being KZbin.

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

@DrumdumsXtra 🤔

[@Devil_josh91]

If you want to see how toxic the horror community is, heres the litmus test. Go on and social media post and comment that you don’t like a certain A24 movie. You’ll get piled on

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Haha or just use the term "elevated horror".

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

I just realized Halloween fandom is basically equivalent to Star Wars fandom. Why I'll always love Halloween 8! 🤭 They're obsessed until they see something they don't like, then it's like someone burned their Bible 😂 meanwhile, it's always been mostly a huge pile of pretentious nonsense.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Halloween definitely has the most toxic fandom for horror.

[@DianneRoberts722]

It's definitely BETTER than The Cartoon Community. That community is the WORST! Especially how they have mistreated Fraz and his show "The Brothers Flub".

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Interesting.

[@DianneRoberts722]

@DrumdumsXtra I know

[@indauroleal7953]

I would never let that happen to me. The fandom's opinion is worth less than zero to me. Even the director's opinion is irrelevant to my personal experience of a film. For instance, Blade Runner is my favirite movie of time. I discovered it on vhs and I made a cult out of it even before knowing what was a cult movie. And I don't care what anybody says but to me the real Blade Runner is the one with the voicever and the happy ending. Sorry, Ridley Scott, but you are wrong.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

God I love Blade Runner.

[@williamcoslosky]

#HorrorFam

[@bostonkennedy2270]

Lee is dressed like it's 2006 and I'm here for it.

[@DrumdumsXtra]

@@bostonkennedy2270 Haha thank you!

[@Cinema-skin]

I have to disagree Drumdums. I believe the horror community can be the worst sometimes. A lot of horror fans gaslight people and they think they can take a movie and just simply decide what genre it is depending on “how they feel deep down inside.” They try to throw the horror tag on everything. If there’s a little blood, it’s a horror movie! If there’s a scene that takes place at night in a graveyard, it’s a horror movie! If something horrible happens, it’s a horror movie! You can’t walk up to a horror fan and say, “look man, Se7en isn’t a horror movie just because you feel like it is, it’s not.” It’s literally a fact that Se7en isn’t horror, it’s literally a fact that Terminator isn’t a slasher. I’m a horror fan btw. Just because you feel horrified during a movie doesn’t make it a horror film. Genres are not defined based on the feelings of the audience. For example, Avengers was a superhero movie before anyone seen it. They didn’t release the film in theaters so the audience could go, “you know what? I feel deep down inside that this is a superhero movie.”

[@DrumdumsXtra]

I think it depends on the group you're in too.

[@Redskulls-qo5jc]

I am unsubscribe you need mental help stop blame others for your problem toxic fandom is a myth you are the typical woke reviewer you’re that don’t listen unless your agenda that’s why I am watch your stuff you don’t need me just disappointed

[@TheFartbreakKid]

When did he blame others for his problem? What problem? I watched this video a few times and couldn't find the part you're talking about. Maybe I'm missing something. Also, exactly what "agenda" do think he has. I hear that alot from the Tin Foil Hat Brigade but they never actually say what the "agenda" is. Im genuinely intrigued by your comments. God bless.

[@mikieson]

Redskulls...bye see ya later...lol

[@DrumdumsXtra]

Go boil an egg.

[@noyb9999]

To your point, another KZbinr SnarkyJay, made an excellent post about toxic fandom and it turned out to be a great video essay on just human nature in general! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJexm5pueraslbMsi=fIZ5MXq5IVk8_PQj Yeah, I've definitely found the horror community to be more welcoming & respectful overall.