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StormFinch t1_iuntz4g wrote

Reply to comment by Lopsided-Idea3971 in Highest Grossing Horror Movies of All Time [OC] by takeasecond

The millions of people that went to the beach that year and then refused to enter the water would argue with you on that. 😂

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Lopsided-Idea3971 t1_iunywuk wrote

Your exactly right and I’m not saying it’s wrong, just for whatever reason never crossed my mind as a horror movie.

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StormFinch t1_iuo4jgy wrote

Understandable, it stands apart in that, unlike most of the other horror flicks, it's based around something that could almost be considered mundane. Might also be why it was as popular as it was, it's easier to play upon a fear when it's always possible that that fear could become reality, makes it more visceral. Stephen King's Cujo (the book, not necessarily the film) hit on the same formula.

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