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YES.

As one of the squeamish. No, we should not be thought of here. This is not our space, let the horror fans have theirs

Horror is cathartic. Always has been. Have you taken a look outside recently? There's your answer. Who even is this author? Never heard of them. Being "squeamish" is no excuse to pretend to be an expert but ignore the documented history of the horror genre and why it exists and succeeds.

Hmmmm no

I would like to let the writer of the article know that if they don't like a film genre, they can simply not partake of it. Personally, I've never been a massive fan of mob dramas, for example. But I would never say they shouldn't be made or should be dialed back for non-fans. That's shitty.

solipsist horseshit.

Horror has been a staple of Hollywood since the 1930s. Grow up.

ok. i didn't watch those movies

No.

Perhaps the squeamish can watch the other 95% of movies? Or is that not enough?

Don't watch? You don't have to consume everything.

"I got SCARD!?? at a HORROR MOVIE!?!?!? WHAT??!??!?!?" that person probably.

I hate laughing will you pay me to complain about Scary Movie 6 making a lot of money? Thanks.

as someone who's squeamish: maybe you should've kept this one in the fucking drafts, chief

Do you often watch movies you're too wimpy for just to get mad? Article writer, are you stupid?

Grow up

Please put a bit more effort into your engagement bait. I know I’m engaging typing this, but I’m doing so to ask you to do better please, I miss high quality bait.

The squeamish are allowed to watch something else. No one genre ever takes over the whole industry. There's always other movies out ffs.

This article implies it’s the filmmakers duty to make a film that gets the audience to go to the theater. Which is exactly what’s happening. Sheep Detectives is right there! It’s great, go see that!

Go watch a Star Wars idiots

This is so stupid. Don’t watch it if you don’t like it. Movies are rated R for a reason.

this is the kind of lighthearted (?) clickbait i miss

Did you know that you can hire a horror critic who knows about the horror genre to write reviews of horror movies and discuss horror concepts? Ain’t no law ‘gainst it or anything.

I'm squeamish, and I was able to watch this movie.

One thing I would say is I am done with all horror movie trailers.

Clutch your pearls harder

This shit is fucking goofy

My anxiety makes it too hard to watch horror movies so I simply choose not to watch them. Why is this hard?

Yes and no. The article also says that horror filmmakers themselves should be branching out "for the good of cinema".

Just because horror is popular doesn’t mean other genres cease to exist lol you can still watch other movies

Yoink

Beautiful

Bean soup ass article

The squeamish can not watch the movie? We no longer punish nonviewers with public flogging.

good art is not made with mass appeal in mind

Can the Guardian for once not let a cultural phenomenon exist without commissioning some brain dead hack to write a worthless piece of contrarianism about it?

Go see The Sheep Detective and stop whining.

Mellies made horror movies. The biggest movies from the 20s and 30s were either comedies or horror. Horror movies were the backbone of independent film from the 50s to the 80s. Horror has been mainstream since Silence of the Lambs won all the Oscars. What are you people even talking about?

STFU

Okay Lovejoy

What a selfish, entitled position to take.

This is such a pussy ass statement.

"Why is everything in the world not tailor-made for my specific taste? HOW DARE anyone else get something they like if I don't like it!!"

Watching the Felini and Goddard set in the very early 2000s get dropped into Miike cold was a hell of an experience.

👅

Doesn't your website have editors to reject the really dumb opinion pieces?

Not everything is for you

These two responses being directly next to each other is just a beautiful thing

Skill issue

Even if I don't live in Los Angeles or London, where there are more than 100+ other movies playing in various theaters around town, there's still often 8-12 other films playing at my local megaplex. I hate horror films and I can always find something else to watch. You're bad at rage bait.

They can watch other stuff

This seems like a garbage opinion. You don't have to see every movie. Why can't you let people enjoy their favorite genre?

shut the fuck up

Shut the hell up, you useless turds

You’re bemoaning the collapse of the mid budget comedy which doesn’t exist because of monopoly and streaming (and collapse of Warner bros accords)

Nothing is stopping you from watching reruns of Rugrats

Fucking cope. Just pretend you don't see it like you do with school shootings.

Go back in your room

I read the article. You could write this same article ALMOST word for word about: romantic comedies, buddy cop movies, and nearly any other genre. The writer is only bitching because they don't like horror so they don't want it to be popular.

Utterly bizzare article. Horror has been one of the most consistent money making genres for longer than Ive been alive, and that have given life to so many talented creatives in the industry. If you don't like it go support the films in other genres.

It's supposed to make you squeam

comedy's hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won't someone think of the pessimistic drama's hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won't someone think of the light-hearted action's hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won't someone think of the placid

Horror is how you make huge margins with between 10 and 30 million dollars. What we need less of is $200 million market budgets for popcorn buckets shaped like Baby Yoda.

No. And SO much horror is bloodless and vibes.

if you don´t like a genre don´t watch and read anything in that genre, ok? ok. go watch something you like instead, and if there is nothing, time to work on your ability to be uncomfortable for more than two seconds, ok? ok. nice rage bait btw

Hey None of that, please

Fuck off 🖕🖕🖕🖕

Wow I had no idea movie watching was compulsory. I must owe so many fines, especially since COVID made theaters unsafe.

There are many kinds of horror movies. They are not all slashers or movies where someone is tortured. Even horror fans have their preferences. There are atmospheric horror movies where blood is never shed that are excellent, quite scary, and tell an excellent story.

People want good stories told well. That’s all we want. If horror is not for you, don’t watch it. Hollywood did this to themselves by insisting on making and remaking what they considered safe movies and sequels. Horror movies have always been creative and willing to take chances. They still do.

Squeamish folks can go watch Masters of the Universe (which is great, by the way).

It’s actually a kinda chill article that isn’t trying to take horror from anyone

"Whenever Poochie's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking, 'Where's Poochie?'"

i’m thinking of you squeamish people, do not worry. well i’m going to strap you in a chair and make you watch martyrs and salo as a back to back feature and see if that fixes you

There are other films

I'm squeamish. I've still been able to go to the cinema to see movies while Obsession and Backrooms are out.

I think squeamishness is down to them, and if they choose not to engage in the genre because it makes them feel things they either can't or don't wish to process, okay. When I can't handle what's happening, I don't make the people doing it stop. I move! It's what adults living in a society do.

oh get fucked

You guys fucked up here. You can’t have an Adrian Chiles style headline unless the author is Adrian Chiles. The editor has done a disservice to one of the Sons of Mumford.

Every day I wake up and see a new worst take I’ve ever seen. I’m almost impressed with you.

As a slightly squeamish person, I just won't go to see it...ta da, problem solved!

Everything needs to be catered to ME!!!!!!!!

Bean soup.

It's giving "I want to read a splatterpunk but it's disgusting" like bro not everything is for you. Go see the sheep detectives

You do not have to watch things that makes you squemish. Stop acting like gore filled movies are the only things being made all of a sudden. Stop complaining about things clearly not made for you

Cinema has *always* been about horror. Right the way back to Pre-Cinema with phantasmagoria and magic lantern shows. It’s scary spectacle. What we now see (often if not always) is ‘sophisticated’ horror. Also, modern horror is a fairly broad church. Audiences can still learn stuff from horror films.

… don't watch horror movies?

And what about people who genuinely enjoy and can absorb horror fiction?

And the biggest horror is not the movies anyway. Its the politics and technology.

Really sad how they banned all other genres too.

Stfu. jesus

Why did they hav tuh gower and put all that scuhree stuff like government oppresshun and doomed love in Signawris, guv? It done hurt me Feelins! - apparently decently compensated British media critic, in between handfuls of tasty school unsafe glue

they don't even have to like them they just have to not be an illiterate dipshit shadowboxing with the specter of Victor Miller

If you're squeamish, probably don't watch the horror movie? Problem solved.

See different movies then, stupid.

It's just not that hard to not watch something you don't like. WTF even is this take.

"why isn't everything for me" perspective needs to fucking die

Stop being a little bitch

you control the movies you watch

🥴it reminds me of this commenter from a tumblr discussion a few years ago

Oh yeah, I forgot how people are forced to watch every horror movie that comes out, regardless of their interest in it. If you're a film reviewer for a publication of some kind, yeah, maybe you have to see some movies you normally wouldn't want to see. But you get paid to watch movies, shut up.

Life hack. If you don’t want to watch a particular movie, just don’t watch it. 👍

Evergreen meme remains evergreen.

Exactly!

Backrooms has so little actual gore in it compared most horror movies. And there's a version without gore, its called exit 8! Saw was called "torture porn" and it was a bigger, longer movie staple than anything horror right now. This is dumb. I think obsession has more gore of its cat alone

Holy crap

I love the game we all have to play of "Is this author AI or just incredibly stupid?".

TL;DR: Me me me me me me me

Shut the fuck up

hysterically embarrassing and immature article lol

Squeamish person who doesn’t horror here: it’s fine, I’m happy for my friends who are into it.

Get over yourself fundie cunt