Posted on 10/24/2025 5:50:52 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
According to the Washington Post, “horror is now the fastest-rising film genre, having doubled its market share from 4.87 percent in 2013 to 10.08 percent in 2023.”
...One reason there have been so many new horror releases is that horror films have a huge profit margin. That is, they’re cheap to make and, currently, result in large payouts. “Because it can be made with no stars, small budgets and limited special effects, the genre is built for success,” writes the Washington Post.
...Horror is a genre that people want to view in theaters. In the age of streaming, cinema has taken a blow as people prefer to watch movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of buying tickets at a theater.
Horror is best viewed in the abyss of a big dark room, far away from your door at home that can be easily locked to keep your fears away.
Social Commentary and Meaningful Themes
Get Out initiated a new wave of social issues and commentary being the focus of horror films and legitimized horror in the public eye. This trend has continued with films focused on class division (Parasite (2019)), beauty standards (The Substance (2024)), and abuse (The Invisible Man (2020)), as well as many other societal ills and systematic oppressions.
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I saw Ghost Story when it came out. Creepy.
The lead guy was also in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
It is to appease fraidy cat teenagers.
Noted! Thanks!
I can’t even think of a genre that would interest me anymore. I just have no faith in Hollywood’s ability to tell any kind of story without totally screwing it up.
I had read the book, and then saw ‘Ghost Story’ in the theater, too. It was more shocking on the big screen than later when I watched it at home again (like 2 decades later, LOL!)
Another interesting film was ‘Memento.’ Some murder scenes, but the concept of having no short-term memory was one I had never seen before. It was very creative how he was able to piece things together to find the killer.
Memento
2000 film by Christopher Nolan
Memento is a 2000 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the short story “Memento Mori” by his brother Jonathan Nolan, which was later published in 2001. The film stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. It follows Leonard Shelby, a man who suffers from anterograde amnesia—resulting in short-term memory loss and the inability to form new memories—who uses an elaborate system of photographs, handwritten notes, and tattoos in an attempt to uncover the perpetrator who killed his wife and caused him to sustain the condition.
“Never been a fan of ‘Horror’ movies .... But I always like the Exorcist as it was based in reality “
Ditto. The Exorcist scared the crap out of me. I had often heard stories in the same vein from foreign missionaries when they stayed with us when I was little. At the time, Hubby was on midnight shift at the Air Force Base. I didn’t sleep for three nights.
I do like The Shining, though, for some reason even though it’s not as scary as the book.
Hilarious!
True life is horrible enough in this fallen world without dramatization of young innocent people being killed by monsters.
I was watching Lonesome Dove for the first time recently and immediately turned it off for good when the young boy and the girl were brutally slain by Blue Duck.
I only remember Ted Levine as Stottlemeyer. Is that the same guy? He’s made several movies since then.
“If we want to find Kathy, we’re going to have to split up.”
You’re welcome!!
Yeah. Same guy. His voice is a dead give away.
Definitely a must-watch for any horror fan.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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