The New WEIRD

What do you think other future trends in the genre of horror might be?

Horror will never go away, we will always need to release our fears. I think new horror genres will always reflect the interests and new advances/ thoughts of a generation. This genre seems to have specifically blossomed in the years of 2007/2008 because of advancements in technology. The future trends of horror will probably continue to be about technology/robots/digital communication, and our fears that come with all of that, but also continuing to call out classic tropes of the horror genre. Everything old is eventually new again. There will always be some money and some interest in remakes or spinoffs of the classics. Maybe people will eventually get tired of variations on zombies!



China Mieville / King Rat 



(Books)

China Mieville / Railsea 

A general retelling of Moby Dick with a giant white carnivorous mole. There are crisscrossing locomotives instead of ships.


China Mieville / Perdido Street Station 

China Mieville / Kraken 

Cristopher Moore / Practical Demon Keeping



The New Weird
Puts an emphasis on the horrific and uncanny (between real and unreal- but awareness)
Considered a mixture of science fiction, horror and fantasy genres

Slipstream 
Puts an emphasis on the science fiction elements of the story


(Both of these terms dissolved barriers between genres
Usual storytelling conventions don't apply )


Bizarro Fiction 
Similar to "New Weird" and "Slipstream"
Also against the conventions of realistic storytelling
Became popular in 2007/2008


Film genre:"Mumblegore" (independent horror genre)
-micro-budgets
-unknown actors
-improvised dialogue


(Films) 


Various Directors / V/H/S/ (2012)


Todd Browning / Freaks