This Is Horror

Where has traditional horror gone and will it ever come back?

This month the most decorated man in horror, Wayne Simmons asked The Gorefather Shaun Hutson a superb question that formed the basis for his January column.

This is what Wayne asked, “For me, your writing feels like Noir: most of your protagonists are as fucked up as the antagonists, more anti-heroes than heroes. There’s lots of rain, lots of grit and grime. Plenty of mystery and suspense. So my question is this, Shaun: as the lines between crime and horror continue to blur, do you think traditional horror has lost its identity?”

Has traditional horror lost its identity?