THE FUSE

Regular readers of this blog know I love horror films. However, I often feel burdened by having to figure out what to watch based on convoluted descriptions and classifications. Perusing streaming sites is a nightmare with respect to descriptions not being specific enough or getting my head around super-specific categorisations, like Lovecraftian-body horror, found-footage folk horror, or some six-way hybrid. Sometimes that kind of thing can be off-putting, especially if you just want to watch a run-of-the-mill monster movie. So, here’s a three-component genre framework discussing what makes horrors scary, which might help make searching less daunting.