Culturebox: How To Fix Horror

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culturebox How To Fix Horror Part I: Stop trying to be so respectable. By Jason Zinoman Posted Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at 6:55 AM ET From: Jason Zinoman Subject: Part I: Stop Trying To Be So Respectable Posted Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at 6:55 AM ET This week, Jason Zinoman is writing a four-part series on how to fix horror films. Click here to buy Shock Value, his new book on the genre's golden age. In May, New York magazine ran an article titled "The Zombies at AMC's Doorstep," arguing that the popular series The Walking Dead threatened the channel's reputation for serious programming. "Simply a TV show about zombies," sneered the author, comparing the series unfavorably to Mad Men. "It wasn't even meant to be great. There wouldn't be think pieces about it in The New York Review of Books." To continue reading, click here. This week, Jason Zinoman is writing a five-part series on how to fix horror films. Click here to buy Shock Value, his new book on the genre's golden age. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Can Rick Santorum Ever Win His Google War With Dan Savage? Hitchens: Can the "Activists" Behind the Gaza Flotilla Defend Their Mission? Seven Ways To Tell if the New Rape Allegation Against Strauss-Kahn Is Legit	Advertisement
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