Horror as a genre has a lot more nuance than just blood, guts, and jump scares. The term ‘elevated horror’ became popular in the last ten years or so because there was a surge of horror films like Hereditary and It Follows that, while still frightening, focused on more high-concept, psychological terror and atmosphere. But the two styles aren’t mutually exclusive, and it’s totally possible to have a movie that both leans into traditional horror tropes and fleshes out its characters…
Being a Teen Wolf Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be in This Dark and Deathly Werewolf Film
