Why the recent increase in horror films in Spain?
Well, one of the main reasons is because of all these American horror films that have been successful lately. Like the Scream series, and The Blair Witch Project. They are trying to do something on that level because they have come to realize that audiences really enjoy horror films. So they want to invest more money and the movies become bigger and more accomplished formally. Well what is interesting is that a lot of the recent films that have been successful, like The Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense are almost old school horror, with the less the seen the better as the working ethos. Is that also reflected in the Spanish horror films? No, not exactly. You mention the The Sixth Sense but that is counter to what the Spanish films are like, which are closer to Seven. Seven really made an impact on Spanish audiences. And the way that film was shot has effected the film industry a lot, right from the title design to the low key lighting and the subliminal images. And also advertis
