What some of the early horror genre masters knew, and what I know, is that the audience are perverts, but in the best possible way.
Fede AlvarezI love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.
Fede AlvarezI've seen a lot of movies that were great and scary, but not particularly fancy in their filmmaking or performance. And they're still scary, and I think a good horror movie should be scary above all things.
Fede AlvarezI really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get to know them, and [decide] how you should feel about them.
Fede AlvarezA good horror movie - it doesn't matter how many comedy horror films there have been before. Doesn't matter how much you think it's going to be funny. A good horror movie will scare the hell out of you... the moment you sit down and you start being exposed to that story, it's going to freeze your blood.
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