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'The Wicker Man' is not a horror film (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Renfield@lemmy.ml to c/britishhorror

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I will burn on this hill. It's a mystery/suspense film.

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

A movie can be more than one genre. It can be both a mystery and a horror film.

[–] Renfield@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

But it isn't.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

The movie is about a cult that sacrifices people. A ton of horror movies involve the main character(s) figuring out a mystery with a ton of suspense along the way and the horror being revealed at the end.

[–] Zip2 8 points 4 weeks ago

Define horror.

I think it’s folk horror. There’s horrific bits in it.

[–] Diddlydee 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It is. You're wrong. It's literally the pinnacle of folk horror.

[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's only horror if it has a Frankenstein or a Wolfman in it

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago

Otherwise it's just sparkling drama?

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 4 weeks ago

What critical elements of horror is it lacking? Gore? Jump scares?

[–] Mesophar@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

I'd very much like to know why you think it isn't horror? I can understand why you attribute mystery/suspense to it, but that doesn't preclude it being horror. What are examples of movies you do consider horror?