'The Wicker Man' is not a horror film

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

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iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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

Renfield@lemmy.ml · -5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

But it isn't.

spankmonkey@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

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.

Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1y

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

Zip2@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1y
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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 3 pts · 1y

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

Mesophar@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

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?