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quilsmehaissent t1_j6ke9kg wrote

I wouldn't say silence of the lambs is a horror movie

If every movie which is scary is a horror movie then the list is going to grow

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pleasereadthanks t1_j6kgbzm wrote

Interestingly enough the book of Silence of the Lambs is largely credited for the death of the horror novel boom of the 70s and 80s, because now respectable people could read about horrific things under the guise of the "thriller" genre tag.

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quilsmehaissent t1_j6lo6ci wrote

Thanks for info

I think classification evolved though

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pleasereadthanks t1_j6loytf wrote

How so? Sorry, not sure if I get your point here

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quilsmehaissent t1_j6p3afz wrote

I don't know about this thriller = sub horror genre

I think movies are often thrillers without having anything to do with horror

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pleasereadthanks t1_j6p47v6 wrote

Huh?

Of course there are things that are clearly thrillers and things that are clearly Horror. Always has been.

I'm talking about how marketing in the 90s, post Silence of the Lambs, used the thriller tag on certain novels and movies that probably would've been classified as horror previously, to make them appear more "classy" and appeal to a wider audience.

This is not a theory, it's what happened.

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FeatheredVentilator OP t1_j6kfds8 wrote

I’d consider it a cross-genre horror, with elements of mystery, thriller, and suspense. Besides, it’s based on a novel that won the Bram Stoker Award given out by the Horror Writers Association.

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quilsmehaissent t1_j6lob3i wrote

I understand you all but still think it opens to many doors if we fit this

Maybe I am wrong I am really tired though

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Final-___X t1_j6kjm0b wrote

It does fit into psychological horror/thriller.

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quilsmehaissent t1_j6lo1tx wrote

Maybe but horror here is HORROR

once again is silence of the lambs fits, then so many movies fit

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