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Nato And Remy’s Last Stand: “Serious” Directors Who Should Take A Stab At Horror

If you haven't noticed yet, Remy and I are dreamers. It's not that we can't be excited about what we already have, but when the creative juices start flowing, it's much easier to write about what might await. We've mixed and matched our favorite horror films, talked about what directors we'd love to see working on an anthology film, we've predicted outcomes - it's all about having fun. Lucky for us, the horror genre gives plenty of opportunities for such fun, and it also makes us wonder - why do some directors stay completely away from horror? Because it tends to become vile, disgusting, exploitative, and sometimes repulsive? Probably - but what if some virgin directors leapt into the blood-filled deep end of the horror pool?

Remy – Spike Jonze

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Spike Jonze is a directorial God. He really is. The guy has such a unique vision and anything he lends that vision to comes away feeling like it has some special bit of magic injected into it. Maybe some of you think he is too quirky to do a horror film, but let me tell you, his last two movies hint at a greatness that would be if he took to the horror genre just once.

First of all, Where The Wild Things Are. The settings, the creatures, everything about it was like taking a journey somewhere else. Think of Spike doing a Pan’s Labyrinth type movie? There is no doubt in my mind he could pull that off.

Now think about the movie Her. There were moments when I think the audience wondered what would happen if that scenario played out in real life – and suddenly went all Glenn Close. Seriously, how scary could that be? Suddenly, you cannot get your credit cards and your name is getting sullied everywhere. Jonze could definitely do some cool things with the science fiction genre as well.

Or even just some weird, surrealist horror like David Lynch? If anyone could do it, Spike Jonze could.

So what are you waiting for, Spike? Scare us!

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