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I think the purpose of a movie needs to be to scare to qualify as horror. Or at least to focus on fear and, uh, horror.
The purpose of Jaws wasn't to scare. It was a classic conflict of man vs. beast/nature. It just happened to be scary, too. And Misery is really about obsession, or a twisted look at love.
Clockwork Orange, though, might qualify as horror under my definition.
It was a classic conflict of man vs. beast/nature.
Like Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus !
It just happened to be scary, too.
Unlike Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus !
You know, I think everything is either like or unlike Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. It's useful that way.
Jaws is essentially a Monster Movie, which has a lot of overlap with Horror.
Misery is horror to me, but I have only read the book.
Jaws is a horror movie. The key is the way he uses the shark pov shot from underneath the swimmers. That's totally a horror movie tactic.
Misery is also a horror movie. Psychological horror!
...then there's aesthetic horror....
...then there's aesthetic horror....
Tim Gunn has looked into this heart of darkness.
Misery totally counts as torture porn and therefore horror to me. Not Hostel/Saw levels, but still.
The key is the way he uses the shark pov shot
Tremors is also a great example of this.