Why is the film industry still so afraid of the horror genre?

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Devil’s in the detail: Why is the film industry still so afraid of horror?

was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay but didn’t win. While it was a landmark nod for the underrated genre, film critics were quick to caveat their praise with a dismissal of horror, summoning as many multi-hyphen terms as needed to avoid it. Penelope Gilliat, film critic forLos Angeles TimesVarietyis its own unique category of Goth new-Hollywood metropolis banality-of-evil nightmare.

 

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Imo horror films are mostly formulaic and tired. They need a shake up as blair witch did so well.

Why is my feed full of questions nobody is really asking? is garbage 'journalism' (if you can really call it that)

Your meant to be afraid of horror.

They're scared.

Because it’s scary?

UHH PICTURE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR UHHH

Such a stupid quote...

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