Originally published January 6, 2018. Updated December 19, 2019.
With hits like The Conjuring, Get Out, Happy Death Day, and 10 Cloverfield Lane — just to name a few — the horror genre feels truly revitalized these days. This trend seems set to continue into the new year, and the director of Insidious: The Last Key has a theory for horror’s rise in popularity. During a Los Angeles press junket for Insidious: The Last Key, director Adam Robitel offers his explanation for why the horror genre has had such a spike in popularity over the last few years (via CinemaBlend):
“Well speaking to larger horror as having a moment, because we’re seeing larger movies like Marvel and then everything else in the middle has gone away, people want to be scared in a crowd and a catharsis so I think that’s the reason at least horror in general is here.”
It’s certainly an exciting time to be a horror fan. You can start 50 shared comic-book universes, and horror will still always have a place. Honestly, it doesn’t feel like too long ago that the most fans could look forward to was a Platinum Dunes reboot, or a direct-to-video sequel to a 20-40 year old film. With Danny McBride’s Halloween reboot entering production this year, it will be interesting to see where the genre ends up by 2019.
You can check out Adam Robitel’s Insidious: The Last Key this weekend (here’s what we thought).
The creative minds behind the hit Insidious trilogy return for Insidious: The Last Key. In the supernatural thriller, which welcomes back franchise standout Lin Shaye as Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home.
Insidious: The Last Key is set for release on January 5th, 2018.
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