No matter how much disrespect or dismissal the horror genre gets, it always ends up being the genre that performs the most consistently with audiences. Think about it: have you ever heard anyone talk about \u201chorror fatigue\u201d when it comes to movies? No! Because audiences will always crave horror. It\u2019s the most cathartic of the genres thanks to its potential to address the darkest corners of our souls. Humans will always be drawn to tales that let us touch the shadows with confidence that they won\u2019t touch us back.<\/p>\n
Simply put, no other genre has the power horror holds over the human psyche. Just look at how much The Conjuring: Last Rites<\/em> box office proves that. This is the kind of response no one expected and it proves why studios need to finally pull their collective heads out of their collective asses and realize that it\u2019s not massive tentpole blockbusters that are going to save movie theaters, it\u2019s horror movies.<\/p>\nHorror Movies Can Save The Movie Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nLook at The Conjuring: Last Rites<\/em> box office alongside two other hits from this year, Sinners<\/em> and Weapons<\/em>. It\u2019s clear as day that audiences are in the mood for horror movies that feel big. Instead of studios burning money on rebooting some flaccid IP from the 1980s, they should be putting that money into better-funded horror pictures. Viewers aren\u2019t just primed for the genre, they are actively begging for it with their wallets.<\/p>\nI could get into one reason why horror is so hot in 2025 but I\u2019m sure that would mean the High Sheriffs would hogtie and gag me. Regardless of anything more topical, horror is also a genre that folks want to experience in a movie theater with others. They want to get scared together as a collective experience. That\u2019s part of the catharsis: knowing other people are just as scared as you are. You aren\u2019t alone in the dark. That feeling is something people need to feel right now, and the safest way to experience that is by sitting in a dim room with strangers and getting scared by a light show on the cave wall.<\/p>\n
Horror is here to stay and it could be big, repeat business if studios started giving it the attention, money, and accolades it deserves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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