Horror Doesn’t Need ‘Elevating’; Its Critics Do

by Matthew Pejkovic URL Copied! The term ‘elevated horror’ has become a permanent fixture in film critic circles over the past several years and was first used after the release of A24 produced films The Witch and Hereditary , and the Blumhouse-produced Get Out , which resulted in a new era of horror filmmaking. As to who coined the term “elevated horror” is unknown, yet what is certain is that this eye-rolling rebrand of the horror genre is snobbish at best and condescending at worse. var VMDAdsTheLatch = window.

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Murnau’s 1922 horror classic Nosferatu to the recently released Osgood Perkins directed Longlegs , horror cinema has proven to be a diverse and ever-evolving genre of film where scuzzy grindhouse fare ( Maniac , Last House on the Left ) rubs shoulders with high concept chillers ( The Exorcist , Hellraiser .) The very best of The Latch delivered straight to your inbox. Take .