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Creepy & Paranormal As Cultural Control
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Creepy & Paranormal As Cultural Control

How horror content provides us comfort, ending, participation and answers

Matt Klein
Oct 24, 2022
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Post-pandemic, the predominant cultural genre hasn’t actually been feel-good comedy: Ted Lasso, Schitt’s Creek, Abbott Elementary, etc. That’s just been the easier narrative to explain.

Instead, it’s been horror.

In 2021, the horror genre gained 13% market share of the box office, its highest control since ‘95. For the very first time horror ticket sales …

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