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Horror Movies Are Just Trying to Survive


After the runaway success of Terrifier 3, the industry braces for a wave of copycats and the death of their genre.

And more crucially, Blumhouse’s choice to theatrically roll out four original films — the modest financial success Night Swim and Amazon Prime Video release House of Spoils were its others — on top of precisely zero franchise follow-ups negatively impacted its bottom line. Terrifier 3 grew its own renown after being banned for minors in France and triggering fainting in Australia and vomiting in the U.K., en route to having theaters picketed by religious groups in the U.S. that objected to the film’s positioning of Art the Clown as a “ satanic Santa.” It’s very difficult to get people excited about a concept for a second time.” This summer, producer Roy Lee’s ecstatically reviewed, Pulp Fiction– esque horror-thriller Strange Darling benefited from resembling nothing else at the cineplex — causing fans to return for repeat viewings with friends.

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