Lisa Jackson Quotes

Horror itself is such a magical genre.

I've always been fascinated by horror.

Horror does not interest me, and so I know little of its practicioners, old or current.

Horror is a totally different animal. It's intense. You can do drama or comedies, but in horror, you really have to trick yourself into believing a lot of unbelievable phenomena.

Monsters don't scare me at all; I think creepy is scarier than gore. I tend to read more thrillers and mysteries than horror, though. I like a good whodunnit. If I want scary, I tend to reach for a movie. I think it's a great medium for horror.

Even though I don't necessarily believe in everything that's supernatural, I like being scared and I like things that are suspenseful.

Horror is edgier. Dark fantasy feels mushier to me. Finding the difference - it's an instinct. And they overlap a lot.

I've been reading horror since I was five years old.

I love ghost stories but I can't really watch them, especially not by myself because then I can't sleep.

Every so often, when I am feeling plucky, I try to write a screenplay that combines all 10 of Americans' top phobias and market it as a sleeper hit.

I love horror, fantasy and sci-fi. Those are my genres of love and devotion.

I think suspense is a big thing.

Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write.

Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor.

Ironically, I wouldn't say I'm a massive horror fan. I love thrillers.

Ghost stories really scare me. I have such a big imagination that after I watch a horror movie like 'The Grudge', I look in the corners of my room for the next two days.

I just know I'm too much of a wuss for Stephen King's books. I'm way too chicken to read horror.

It was obvious what kind of game they were playing on the set of Amityville.

Horror fans need horror, okay? They don't need little worms squirming around going down your throat. To them, that's not horror.

I loved ghost stories. I love horror stories. I love all of that stuff, but I really yearn for something to actually frighten me. It's more of a yearning for that than something that has to necessarily be cerebral or sophisticated. Good storytelling and something that actually frightens you.

For me, I would say that horror is my absolute favorite form of entertainment.

I want folks to take horror seriously.

I am actually terrified of horror films.

It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly a scream pierced the air'. . . . Good writing takes enormous concentration.

I'm a huge fan of ghost stories, that sort of slow build, the suspense and the questioning about whether you're imagining something or if it's real.