Archived Polls

Are you desensitised to horror?
28 votes
11%		Yes, nothing scares me any more.
11%		Yes, I only watch horror movies now for the comedy.
4%		Almost entirely, except for creepy clowns. I hate creepy clowns.
7%		A little, but blood and gore scares me.
46%		No, but I'm desensitised to spandex-wearing superheroes.
4%		No, i still find gore, vampires and Alien movies as scary as I ever did.
11%		No, I'm easily frightened.
7%		I don't know.

How would you prefer the Harry Potter series to end?
60 votes
33%		Harry has to sacrifice himself in order to save his friends.
13%		Voldemort falls off a cliff, and it's happy ever after for everyone else.
18%		Betrayed by Neville, everybody dies.
5%		An enormous gorilla goes on the rampage, squashing all the unattractive wizards.
5%		Harry joins with Voldemort and they go on a Bonnie and Clyde style killing spree
0%		The Dursleys explode, killing everyone and ruining the soft furnishings.
10%		Muggles revolt and send in Bruce Willis, who puts everyone in their place.
15%		In a bizarre showdown, Simon Cowell votes Voldemort off for singing off-key.

Has the vampire genre become overused and tired?
59 votes
7%		Yes, the genre has grown stale and should be staked permanently.
17%		Yes, ever since Buffy everyone wants to be on the vampire bandwagon.
14%		Yes, most vampires bring nothing new to modern horror.
19%		Maybe. We are starting to see the same themes cropping up again and again.
19%		No, as long as enough good writers are interested in creating undead characters.
8%		No, a few hackneyed plots will not make the best vampires any less compelling.
17%		No, bloodsucking immortals will always be popular.
0%		I don't know.

What is wrong with Hollywood SFF films?
31 votes
6%		Nothing, they've never been better.
13%		They are far too dumbed down.
35%		They are far too staid and formulaic, and nobody is willing to take any risks.
0%		They are far too violent.
29%		The scripts are badly written.
10%		They are too fast and furious, without enough character or plot development.
6%		There is too much emphasis on the stars, to the detriment of everything else.
0%		I don't know / none of the above.