Horror, of all the genres, is the only one that can provoke an involuntary visceral reaction.

The way humor's usually used in horror, it's as a pressure-release valve; without it, the drama would escalate out of all control almost immediately.

You can't negotiate with a zombie. They have only one impulse - that's to eat us or our brains.

There was a negative, visceral reaction against the overzealousness -- the mean-spiritedness -- that came out of that impeachment trial,

There was a negative, visceral reaction against the overzealousness -- the mean-spiritedness -- that came out of that impeachment trial.

We watch a romantic comedy because we want to cry, say, or an action movie so we can participate in heroics. Horror's different. It can hit you with a moment of revulsion so hard you might want to erase the last five minutes of your life, please.