I have a confession to make: I l’amour horror; movies, books, télévision shows, it doesn’t matter. I can’t make it through the week without my fix of horror escapism. As a very introspective person, I have often wondered why this is the case; why am I drawn to this specific genre? After a productive pondering session, I think I have come up with four compelling reasons horror is such a well-loved genre (at least to me).
1. It’s edgy.
Do toi remember being an emo teenager? Wearing skull and crossbone jewelry with punk rock band T-shirts and écriture angsty lyrics in a...
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