Comments on: Eddy Webb “Finding Horror in the Eighties” http://www.flamesrising.com/finding-horror-in-the-eighties/ Horror and Dark Fantasy Webzine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris Simmons http://www.flamesrising.com/finding-horror-in-the-eighties/comment-page-1/#comment-48893 Chris Simmons Mon, 04 May 2009 14:34:16 +0000 http://www.flamesrising.com/?p=2102#comment-48893 As one of the freelancers (not sure about the "amazing" part, but I did my best), what was important, to me, was taking it <em>seriously</em>. It's easy to go camp with the 80s. In hindsight, a lot of 80s media was absurd and ridiculous. Taking the crazed, greedy priorities of Wall Street or American Psycho's skewed reality, lighting it in neon under a veneer of chipped pastel paint and playing it straight is more than a little terrifying. Add to that the Cold War, the fear of GRIDS, the Millennial and Nuclear paranoia... The 80s were made for vampires. As one of the freelancers (not sure about the “amazing” part, but I did my best), what was important, to me, was taking it seriously.

It’s easy to go camp with the 80s. In hindsight, a lot of 80s media was absurd and ridiculous. Taking the crazed, greedy priorities of Wall Street or American Psycho’s skewed reality, lighting it in neon under a veneer of chipped pastel paint and playing it straight is more than a little terrifying.

Add to that the Cold War, the fear of GRIDS, the Millennial and Nuclear paranoia… The 80s were made for vampires.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.flamesrising.com/finding-horror-in-the-eighties/comment-page-1/#comment-48892 Chuck Mon, 04 May 2009 14:27:07 +0000 http://www.flamesrising.com/?p=2102#comment-48892 I'll tell you, it *is* easy to get lost in Hammer pants. October, 1987, I don't even remember that month. I only remember the parachute pants. The plastic smell. The *sound*. -- c. I’ll tell you, it *is* easy to get lost in Hammer pants.

October, 1987, I don’t even remember that month. I only remember the parachute pants. The plastic smell. The *sound*.

– c.

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