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Originally posted by JasperX
Because a good horror can showcase an actor's ability to control and swift emotions. It also challenges actor's ability to convey fear to the audience.
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And it simply gets them into the business easier. Once they star in something that gets recognition, they abandoned horror altogether, which is why most a/b-list actors never star in them. It's even shunned by the Academy Awards. It's very rare when one wins anything at the Academy Awards.
Jamie Lee Curtis' first movie ever was John Carpenter's Halloween, then she did Terror Train, then Prom Night, then The Fog, and finally Halloween 2 in '81. She said she wanted to be taken seriously as an actress, so she left horror alone altogether and did films like Trading Places, A Fish Called Wonda, Blue Steel, and True Lies. It wouldn't be until 1998 that she returned to horror for the 20th anniversary of the original Halloween with Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.
Lots of other actors have done what Jamie's done, but some sadly never return to the genre that got them into the business. They act as if it'll tarnish their career and as is there aren't any good horror scripts out there.
