I Gravitate Toward the Strange & Unusual
Growing up, I really gravitated toward Tim Burton movies. No one else I knew dug Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, or Edward Scissorhands quite like I did. And when I got a little older, I couldn’t wait for movies like Halloween to come on TV. I remember watching good ole Mike Myers go on his murder sprees during a weeklong AMC marathon while I was laid up after my tonsillectomy.
I’ve never been a fan of a lot of gore, but a good creepy movie? So much fun. The problem was trying to find a group of friends who’d actually watch them with me—it was just about impossible. So, for a long time, I thought I was just strange and unusual.
Turns out, there are a lot of us out there who are fans of the strange and unusual—which makes me kind of… normal!
The Horror Genre is Growing
According to Bloomberg, in 2023, the year when Barbie-mania and Super Mario Bros. swept the nation, horror films grossed $798 million across 46 releases, taking 10.6% of the market share.
““Since 1995, horror has more than doubled its market share in the U.S. and Canada and is still growing. – Bloomberg””
I recently watched the newest version of Nosferatu. Looking back at the 1922 version, it’s clear that special effects have come a long way, but this vampire story has always been terrifying. It’s a true testament to how much the industry has evolved, yet the foundation of a great story never changes…