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Originally Posted by metternich1815
Just curious, what is your type of horror? I am just surprised because some of the best horror films of the 90s were ones that did NOT rely on CGI, but instead on story, character development, and even used higher thinking by scaring through psychology. I respect other's views on horror of the 90s, but am surprised by so many that believe it was a bad decade for horror, despite quite a number of really excellent films (at least in my opinion).
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In short, supernatural horror. Something that can't be destroyed with a machine gun. And sure, they made supernatural horror movies in the 90s, but that specific genre seemed a little dead at the time. When I think of 90s horror, I think of boobs and childish toilet humour (as in "Scream", which I think is the movie that best sums up everything I disliked about 90s horror)
It was also a time where many horror movies were scarred by really horrible acting. Sure, there's ALWAYS been bad acting in horror - but I guess around that time, the talented, classic horror actors were either no longer around or too old, and sadly they were never replaced. But at least at this point in time, I think we are beginning to see better acting in horror again.