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'The Wicker Man' is not a horror film

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

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Zip2@feddit.uk
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Define horror.

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

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Andrzej3K [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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It’s only horror if it has a Frankenstein or a Wolfman in it

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frauddogg [they/them, null/void]@hexbear.net
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Otherwise it’s just sparkling drama?

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Diddlydee@feddit.uk
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It is. You’re wrong. It’s literally the pinnacle of folk horror.

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Mesophar@lemm.ee
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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?

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