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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Masks glinted under the lights at HorrorCon. Fans posed for selfies with creepy creatures, and an evil clown or two loped through the aisles. The Los Angeles convention floor was packed with costumes, collectors and creators, proof that horror isn\u2019t just a seasonal thrill. It\u2019s a cultural force that keeps on growing.<\/p>\n
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<\/center> In the middle of the perfectly spooky mayhem was Eric Grayson. He runs Gray Corpse FX in Los Angeles, where his work brings monsters to life for films.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been in the industry for about 10 years, working on and off movies and different entertainment parts of the business. So, like haunted houses, different horror conventions that take place. I get to be a part of all of that,\u201d Grayson said.<\/p>\n For Grayson, the steady stream of work isn\u2019t limited to big-budget productions. Smaller companies and independent projects help fuel the industry too.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not always the big companies that are providing the work. I\u2019ve had the luxury of actually picking up more jobs from smaller companies. So I do anything from feature films and music videos to haunted attraction work. Even private commission work.\u201d<\/p>\n That steady pipeline reflects a bigger truth about the genre. Film analyst Stephen Follows has found that just over half of all horror films released in U.S. cinemas turn a profit \u2014 a higher success rate than many other genres. Industry data also show that horror routinely delivers some of Hollywood\u2019s highest margins, thanks to modest budgets and fiercely loyal audiences.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve come to an age where a lot of the things that were difficult and expensive are becoming more affordable and a little more accessible to the public. It\u2019s even helping our industry progress because what we used to do traditionally took a lot of years of skill and experience. Now it can be something that someone does at the click of a button,\u201d Grayson explained.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s box office has underlined that resilience. “The Conjuring: Last Rites” became the franchise\u2019s biggest opener, “Sinners” turned into a $366 million global breakout, and “Final Destination: Bloodlines” added new fuel to a legacy franchise.<\/p>\n But horror isn\u2019t only about guts and gore. For Sean Cassidy, the genre is a way of keeping his family\u2019s story alive. His father, Ted Cassidy, played Lurch in the original “Addams Family TV” series.<\/p>\n \u201cI just had a blast being a kid. I was 7 years old when ‘The Addams Family’ started taping, and I used to skateboard around the set. It was just so fun,\u201d Cassidy remembered.<\/p>\n That joy, he said, is part of why “The Addams Family” still resonates through reboots and streaming hits like “Wednesday.”<\/p>\n \u201cThey were a family that was different, right, but they stayed true to themselves. They were always respectful, and isn\u2019t that something the world could use a lot more of today?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n And beyond the legacy of one show, Cassidy sees horror as a way for people to safely confront the things that scare them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of the almost the ultimate in fantasy. A way to get near something you wouldn\u2019t do in real life. But in entertainment, you can get close to it. There\u2019s some great reasons to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Back on the HorrorCon floor, Eric Grayson looks ahead with optimism.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I think horror is going to continue to progress and expand,” Grayson said. “The community just keeps growing.\u201d<\/p>\n From monster makers to TV icons, this year\u2019s HorrorCon showed what Hollywood already knows: horror will always survive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source spectrumnews1.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOS ANGELES \u2014 Masks glinted under the lights at HorrorCon. Fans posed for selfies with creepy creatures, and an evil clown or two loped through the aisles. The Los Angeles convention floor was packed with costumes, collectors and creators, proof that horror isn\u2019t just a seasonal thrill. 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