Heading into 2015, horror fans had no idea how exciting the genre was about to get. The rising dominance of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu meant more filmmakers would be able to execute weirder ideas that might not satisfy studios thinking theatrically. At the same time, they made watching international breakouts from countries like Japan and South Korea even easier to access. Meanwhile, distributors like Neon and A24 began to see more success platforming rising filmmakers with transgressive visions for the genre's future, giving way to the pseudo-subgenre known as "elevated horror."

These developments, occurring as major studios like Warner Brothers and Universal Pictures continued to invest in the blockbuster scares audiences expect, have created a cinematic landscape that see

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