The Truth About ‘90s Horror: Was It Really That Bad?

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A trip through horror on film in the 1990s, looking at the decline of horror master directors, the importance of Scream during the decade, the rise of the prestige thriller, the best of 90s horror, and the lasting legacy of the 1990s in film.

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#horror
#scream
#1990s

Music:

"Helen's Theme"

"Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"Glass Palms" by Hello Meteor

"End Credits"

"Hold" by Home

"Resident Evil 7" by Mono Memory

"America Online" and "Monsters" by The Midnight

Sources:

https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-m-night-shyamalan-horror-genre-20191129-3v745h53effwvlyvdvwui45hlq-story.html

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1991/

https://www.vox.com/culture/22281548/silence-of-the-lambs-cultural-impact-legacy-feminist-transphobia

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/14/silence-of-the-lambs-celebrates-30th-anniversary.html#:~:text=This%20can%20take%20on%20many,is%20a%20comedic%20horror%20film.

https://collider.com/best-psychological-thrillers-of-the-1990s/

https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/06/12/horror-in-the-90s-a-decade-of-reflection-change/

https://screenrant.com/best-1990s-thriller-movies/

https://gamerant.com/90s-worst-decade-horror-genre/



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