For a movie to hold my attention, it needs compelling vibes and atmosphere. The plot can be paper-thin as long as the vibes are right. I actually prefer paper-thin plots, since I’m honestly quite dumb, so if the plot is too complicated I get lost and lose interest (for example, I’ve tried watching The Lord of the Rings many times but haven’t been able to get through it for this reason), lmao. That’s why my favorite kind of horror is folk, atmospheric horror: Suspiria, The Witch, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Wicker Man, Blink Twice, Hagazussa, Lamb, The Blair Witch Project, Rosemary’s Baby…
I used to watch horror movies, and I just wanted to see gruesome mutilation and splatter. The Hellraiser series also included some interesting mystery and lore.
Currently, I no longer find horror that interesting, so I guess I grew out of it.
Horror isn’t one thing. There are plenty of subgenres.
There’s gruesome violence (Hellraiser, Hostel, Saw)
There’s body horror (Ugly Stepsister, The Substance)
There’s psychological horror with building suspense and dread of the unknown (Babadook, Blair Witch Project)
Monster, zombie, supernatural, etc horror
Jump scare horror (fuck everything about this shit, why do people watch this)
Horror comedy
I’m sure there are way more… But I really dislike some subgenres and really love others.
Hmm… I guess I should explore some of those titles. Might find something interesting. Particularly body horror could still interest me to some extent.