It wasn’t really until the past decade, and the artistic and commercial success of films like Get Out, A Quiet Place and Midsommar, that it began to truly get the respect it deserves. Decades back, horror was largely a niche interest, ignored by mass audiences and dismissed by critics. Given the recent box-office successes of franchises like Insidious and The Conjuring, horror has proven to be one of cinema’s most lucrative genres. But whether you’re a fiend for the bloodiest, most nauseating shocks available or tap out at shadows and jump scares, everyone enjoys catching a good fright once in a while. Who doesn’t? Sure, we all have thresholds for the level of scary we’re willing to subject ourselves to. Do you like scary movies? Of course you do.
