Horror general thread [+]

[overgeeked]

I think horror recently has delved into more serious themes because it’s en vogue but yeah, there’s always been good horror movies that led the pack. But I think they were fewer and farther between in the past. Same can be said for a number of genres though, including science fiction, and action/adventure films, even comedy.

A24’s primarily, or at least its most high profile movies, have been elevated horror but that’s not exclusive. I do think there’s a halo effect around all of their films right now. In general, I find their movies to be pretty high quality - Hereditary, Midsommar, The Witch, The X trilogy…all solid movies IMO.

Sturgeon's Law. "90% of everything is crap." You either learn to love the crap or hold your nose and wait for the "good stuff." Me, I've got terrible taste and I love it. I've long since stopped caring about high-brow nonsense and embraced the genre-fiction ghetto. Gives me a lot more stuff to enjoy.

 

[Artamo]

Sturgeon's Law. "90% of everything is crap." You either learn to love the crap or hold your nose and wait for the "good stuff." Me, I've got terrible taste and I love it. I've long since stopped caring about high-brow nonsense and embraced the genre-fiction ghetto. Gives me a lot more stuff to enjoy.

Oh, don’t get me wrong! I LOVE horror be it serious or campy or gory or whatever. I’m just speculating on what changed within the genre to make horror more noticeable to awards shows and committees.

 

[Retros_x]

Three films. Don’t forget Frankenstein. Something like eight awards to horror films on Sunday. Del Toro has been winning awards for horror for decades now.

How could I forget! 3 horror movies in the major categories of the academy awards, it feels new to me. Especially because Shape of Water was not a horror movie IMO. Inspired by old creature flicks definitely, but not horror in the sense of Weapons or Sinners (being actually scared and gorey vampire action)

 

[Retros_x]

Oh, don’t get me wrong! I LOVE horror be it serious or campy or gory or whatever. I’m just speculating on what changed within the genre to make horror more noticeable to awards shows and committees.

I would agree with you, I think it is the "dramatization" of horror with A24 at the forefront.