Let’s take a trip back to the golden days of Horror, where every movie you watched there was always something about it that was gonna stick with you for the rest of your life.  It started for most with “Psycho” Alfred Hitchcock’s bone-chilling tale of un-nerving Horror, where the kills were cheap but effective. Then came George A. Romeros “Night of the Living Dead” where it shocked the viewer, not with flashy blood or CGI (For the new generation) No the movie managed to scare the viewer with a dark undertone about American culture and amoung other things as well. But before that in 1963 we were welcomed to the Godfather of Gore, Hershell Gordon Lewis, taking film to the next level with brutal violence and nudity, leaving those who watched in a state of panic, while thinking that H.G. Lewis’ films were as bad as they come. But soon Horror films were beginging to get a wider audience who wanted to be scared, thinking they could handle the next big thing. They soon got their wish with “The Exorcist” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in 1973 & 1974, nothing compared to previous films to what they had to offer. Because what was scarier in the world then the devil? Especially if he possessed a family member. The subliminal images and dark influences confined the viewers with uncontrolable fear once “The Exorcist” was made. Then one year later we were introduce to the first scary villian, “Leatherface” packed with his chainsaw and cannibal hungry family. American viewers were apalled and yet drawn into this web of torture and madness while learning that parts of the story were inspired by Ed Gein. Many years later nothing could have made us ready for the terror of “Halloween” on the brink of the 80’s John Carpenter set the bar high on how a Horror film should be done, even with the limited budget, he managed to scare the American viewers with a dark story and a lifeless man who can’t die, known as Micheal Myers. “Halloween” is considered by most the greatest Horror movie ever, it’s hard to top such a film like it from anything since the release in 1979. Many tried but only managed to make Horror icons such as “Jason” in “Friday The 13th” “Freddy” in “A Nigthmare On Elm Street” and even “Pinhead” in “Hellraiser”. The Horror genre owes alot to these films for setting the bar up so high to beat or even compare to the brillance of it’s creation. But i ask, “Where are these films at in todays world?” Those classics we love are left in the past, only to be the start for those new to the Horror genre. Often overlooked and critized by todays audience for being either to violent or a disgrace to the world of Film-making. Nonetheless the recommended audience for the subject matter wheater young or old, know that Horror has to be filmed. Horror makes the viewers whole, it takes from you and it leaves something you didn’t know existed. Leading to the subject of this article, i want to make a point in saying that Horror movies today, in my opinion are a joke. We the viewers feel that there is nothing new to add to the Horror genre, except for what comes out in other Countries. But why are we Americans only left to praise non-American cinema? We know that talent is out there waiting for their time to shine, but are shunned aside to keep American Horror standing in the corner with a dunce hat on stealing from other countries. It puts me to shame when i hear someone say “The Ring is the best American movie ever to be made.” There has to be many who agree, once these words are spoken. Wheather that or something along the lines of ‘The remake of a film was better’ or those who didn’t even know it was a remake to begin with and praise it for being different. We die hard Horror fans start to lose faith to what we love and it’s hard to gain that faith back, because we are left to honor what is considered to be Americas best Horror films, even those that are lesser known. But we fight to keep the Horror genre going. Considering all the newcomers lack of knowledge America can dish out anything it wants to now because of it’s audience of Horror movie idiots, with the die hard fans are behind sitting on the special bus. I want to believe America can hit the goal that the classics of yester-year hit. Though many have tried to make another classic film, they only managed to pay tribute to what we know best. So lets hope we’re not tossed away and thrown into the garbage anytime soon with only American remakes and sequels of Foreign films or just unwanted sequels to classic Horror films. Come on America, we know you can deliver a shocking film that will push the boundaries again. Just don’t be afraid of a little Blood and Gore, it’s how the classics role.