Japanese Horror the New Alternative?

[James]

Very valid points, Soundtest. And you're exactly right. You could make a drinking game based on the cheap scares in American horror films, there's so many of them.

When you look back at the classics, there's story involved, and actual mind games that are played in the themes used. While they had cheap scares as well, they weren't relied on to progress the story. But it seems now, that's all they got given the new standards and ratings. They can't make films too scary.

So would you people be more inclined to take more interested in the Japanese's approach toward scary films over American ones? And really, what WAS the most recently released America horror film that actually did have quality scares, story, etc in it that you saw?