[fudgetusk]

(the title should be IS horror surrealism)

Surrealism deals with dreams. Horror films are often described as nightmares.

I think horror is when surrealism turns nasty.

Things happen in a horror film that just don't happen in reality. I would say horror is surrealism with a backstory. An explanation. But they are basically the same.

Consider the end of HALLOWEEN. When Myers disappears. Carpenter intended that he simply ceased to exist physically. He only changed it for the sequel to make sense.

A killer simply vanishing into thin air? Surreal.

Then we have ELM ST. This deals directly with dreams and therefore surrealism. Stretchy arms anyone?

All horror has elements of weirdness. Even if it just the killer wearing a mask.
The weirder the better for me!

What say you?