'The Wicker Man' is not a horror film
'The Wicker Man' is not a horror film
I will burn on this hill. It's a mystery/suspense film.
A movie can be more than one genre. It can be both a mystery and a horror film.
13But it isn't.
-5The 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.
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Define horror.
I think it’s folk horror. There’s horrific bits in it.
7It is. You're wrong. It's literally the pinnacle of folk horror.
7What critical elements of horror is it lacking? Gore? Jump scares?
3I'd very much like to know why you think it isn't horror? I can understand why you attribute mystery/suspense to it, but that doesn't preclude it being horror. What are examples of movies you do consider horror?
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