Will the new Exorcist movie hit the spooky mark?

15 Oct 2023

Janice Phiri

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Boo! While horror no longer needs to shock us with bloody scenes and cheap jump scares, David Gordon Green noted that he had found a balance and breathed new life into the sub-genre, which didn’t rely on the same foundations that its predecessor did. Photo: Supplied

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From prosthetics to computer-generated imagery, and from the cheap jump scares to the beloved slow burner, the world of horror movies has come a long way from where it started.

While the world moves far beyond the boundaries of spiritual horrors, and towards the technological horror seen in movies such as the 2018 Cam, cult horrors such as Ari Aster’s Midsommar and the apocalyptic horror in the likes of Bird Box, which featured Academy award-winning actress Sandra Bullock, many spiritual horrors, which have been the foundation of the horror industry, are flying under the box office radar.

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