British Horror

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From Horace Walpole and Mary Shelley to Clive Barker and Garth Marenghi. From The Haunted Curiosity Shop to Shaun of the Dead. British horror has revolutionised and revitalised the genre. This is the community to celebrate this. Local horror for local people, no-tails also welcome.

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'The Wicker Man' is not a horror film (lemmy.ml)

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I will burn on this hill. It's a mystery/suspense film.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

It is. You're wrong. It's literally the pinnacle of folk horror.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

A movie can be more than one genre. It can be both a mystery and a horror film.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But it isn't.

[–] spankmonkey 6 points 9 hours ago

The movie is about a cult that sacrifices people. A ton of horror movies involve the main character(s) figuring out a mystery with a ton of suspense along the way and the horror being revealed at the end.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

Define horror.

I think it’s folk horror. There’s horrific bits in it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

What critical elements of horror is it lacking? Gore? Jump scares?