10 Slow-Burn Horror Movies Where the Payoff Is Worth It (Screenrant)

"Only the horror sub-genre's strongest efforts build up to a revelation worth the wait. Slow-burn horror is a tricky genre to pull off. If a horror movie foregrounds its supernatural elements too early, it will lose any ambiguity & no longer feel like a subtle story; if a slow-burn horror movie keeps putting off its big reveal for too long, viewers will inevitably get their hopes too high, & the eventual revelation won't be worth the wait. A delicate balance must be struck. The fact that some of the best horror movies of all time are slow-burn affairs shows that there is some merit to the risky storytelling strategy. More recent hit releases still enjoy a patiently-paced horror story as much as a more explosive scare fest. For every indie success like the gruesome slasher sequel 'Terrifier 2,' there is a more ambiguous movie that gets under the skin of viewers & critics alike. The best slow-burn horror movies feature truly stellar endings that elevate proceedings." - screenrant.com