A New Definition of Horror
No, it's not about whether or not it scares you
Despite the ancient and universal nature of scary stories, the horror genre is exceptionally broad. The antagonists can be anything from a monstrous beast to a killer clown to a ghost girl to the imaginings of one’s own mind. Most of them are scary, or are intended to be, but many people watch movies they’d consider horror without feeling much horror.
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