Bruce Campbell on Horror Films and Great Filmmaking

Bruce Campbell is the freakin' man! I love listening to this guy talk; it's always entertaining. He was at WonderCon this last weekend promoting Evil Dead, and he was by far the best and most entertaining part of that convention. io9 caught up with the actor at the convention, and he talked about the secret of great filmmaking, horror films, and how horror comedies are making a comeback. 

So whats the secret to a good horror movie?

I think horror movies are better if people give a shit, and make a decent movie. I feel like there's lazy film-makers in general out there. I [would like] a little more industrious film-making, please. I just think they need to work a little harder, pay attention, and don't treat audiences like they're stupid.

You can't really argue. I hate lazy filmmaking. I have been seeing less and less of it these days though. The biggest problem I see right now is the scripts for some of these films that have fantastic stories and concepts. There just needs to be a little more time put into polishing up these scripts. He goes on to discuss the phases of horror movies, and how horror comedies are making a comeback,

Horror films get serious, horror films get not serious, horror films get into torture porn, and they get out of it... there's just different phases that they go in and out of... I think that most people are afraid to do [horror comedy], because they're afraid to do it. [Horror and comedy] are both tricky genres.

Campbell also talks about the Evil Dead remake he produced saying that it's "awesome" to see someone else starring in an Evil Dead movie. "I encourage everyone being in Evil Dead movies except me. It's more fun to watch someone else get tormented."

Hell, I wouldn't mind being tormented on the set of an Evil Dead movie! For a fan like me, that would be a dream come true! You can watch the video interview on io9.