John Doe, the vengeful serial killer in Se7en

Fear Factoring: Part 2

[7 November 2006]

by Marco Lanzagorta

In this second of a two-part examination on the roles that fan appreciation, critical consideration, and subject matter play on categorizing horror film, our resident macabre master argues that unlike other cinematic genres, the basic tenets of the terror experience can change from year-to-year, generation-to-generation.
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