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How Horror Movies Channel Our Trump-era Anxieties
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Lexy PerezImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineHow the horror genre is harnessing America's growing Trump-era anxieties to captivate audiences and crack the Oscar race.beat sheet- Box office hit 'Terrifier 3' outpaced 'Joker: Folie à Deux' by $18 million, suggesting audiences crave the pure, visceral thrills of unchecked evil over confronting complex mental illness.
- The gothic vampire epic 'Nosferatu' is quietly subversive, using the classic monster tale to explore timely themes of bodily autonomy and personal sacrifice without ever mentioning the word 'abortion'.
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How Horror Movies Channel Our Trump-era Anxieties
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Lexy Perez
scrn logline
How the horror genre is harnessing America's growing Trump-era anxieties to captivate audiences and crack the Oscar race.
beat sheet
- Box office hit 'Terrifier 3' outpaced 'Joker: Folie à Deux' by $18 million, suggesting audiences crave the pure, visceral thrills of unchecked evil over confronting complex mental illness.
- The gothic vampire epic 'Nosferatu' is quietly subversive, using the classic monster tale to explore timely themes of bodily autonomy and personal sacrifice without ever mentioning the word 'abortion'.
call sheet
Eric Kohn, Joaquin Phoenix, Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Naomi Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, The Substance, Smile 2, Terrifier 3, Nosferatu, Joker: Folie à Deux, Get Out