7 Underrated Elevated Horrors That Are Secretly Masterpieces
Less than a decade ago, the horror genre was in shambles, with fans hating on the once-beloved genre, describing it as trite, uninspired, and a little too reliant on cheap jump scares.
And many critics even declared the genre dead, with the thriller taking its place under the sun forever, but then a new generation of horror directors came along and created an elevated horror subgenre that ultimately saved the scary movie as a genre!
Here are 7 of the best elevated horrors:
As you've probably noticed, all the movies on this list are pretty arty. But don't let that stop you from watching them! Elevated horror has only become such a hit because of the original mix of high and low cinema, where elements of festival films are mixed with attributes of B-movies.
And don't worry - you won't get bored watching the above-mentioned films, because despite their snobbish exteriors, their interiors are very similar to the iconic horror films of yesteryear.
Horror needed this burst of originality to survive, so don't listen to genre purists who accuse elevated horror of betraying the principles on which the genre was built. They did not betray them, they simply updated the most banal and tired of them!