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quilsmehaissent t1_j6p3afz wrote

Reply to comment by pleasereadthanks in What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator

I don't know about this thriller = sub horror genre

I think movies are often thrillers without having anything to do with horror

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pleasereadthanks t1_j6p47v6 wrote

Huh?

Of course there are things that are clearly thrillers and things that are clearly Horror. Always has been.

I'm talking about how marketing in the 90s, post Silence of the Lambs, used the thriller tag on certain novels and movies that probably would've been classified as horror previously, to make them appear more "classy" and appeal to a wider audience.

This is not a theory, it's what happened.

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