Horror as a Reflection of Ourselves
According to Zefyr Lisowski's "Uncanny Valley Girls", horror is not just about fear, but a way to understand ourselves.
In recent years, the horror genre has experienced a renaissance, with its market share doubling from 4.87% to 10.08% between 2013 and 2023.
The subgenre of prestige horror has been particularly notable, with films like Jennifer Kent's "The Babadook" (2014), Ari Aster's "Hereditary" (2018) and "Midsommer" (2019), Jordan Peele's "Get Out" (2017) and "Us" (2019), and Robert Eggers's "The Witch" (2015) and "The Lighthouse" (2019) being celebrated for their psychological complexity and stylistic polish.
Horror has always been about us
However, elevating art-house horror as a corrective to previous decades' horror films is ahistorical and insulting, even to casual viewers.
Author's summary: Horror films reflect human nature.
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