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Horror
Fear as a lens for truth. Modern indie horror explores systemic dread, grief, and social anxiety through supernatural and psychological terror.
History & Context
"Elevated horror" transformed the genre post-2010. Films like The Babadook, It Follows, and Hereditary proved horror could be art-house critical darlings.
Essential Films
- Hereditary
- Midsommar
- The Babadook
- Get Out
- It Follows