Director Jack Arnold hated gore in horror movies
"It’s destructive and caters to the worst in man," said the director.
Jack Arnold wasn’t through with the Gill-man after his film Revenge of the Creature (1955) premiered.
According to an article in The News Tribune, Arnold had penned another film for the Creature franchise, years after his original film aired.
“I’ve just handed in the finished screenplay,” said Arnold. “I’m sticking my chin out. When you make a film, and it’s successful, you can’t help but be compared to the one before. Time marches on, and I’m not as young and chipper as I was before. I’m in competition with myself, and it’s easy to fall on your face.”
Though his original film had stood the test of time, Arnold was excited to bring a new story to life. “I’m a storyteller,” said the director. “I deal with people. I want to know them, like them, hate them, know how they react in extraordinary situations. It will be the same Gill-man, but in a different story.”
However, one thing Arnold couldn’t stand was gore in films, something that plenty of horror films had latched onto in more recent years.
“I hate them and will have nothing to do with them,” said Arnold. “My Creature will be a PG - no gore. I’m totally opposed to that. It’s destructive and caters to the worst in man. I’d rather cater to the best. We have a thin enough veneer of civilization as it is. If people see enough of things like that, they become inured to it.”
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