50 Must Watch Horror Movies - 2000s Edition - Page 2

Horror operates as a mirror of our anxieties—a warped reflection of everything that haunts on either the micro or macro level. It's been around since the beginning of film and will live on long past our deaths because there's always something new to be afraid of. Every fear sprouts a new sub-genre, with each decade being famous for a specific sub-genre but none were as bloody as the 2000s. The early aughts were an uncertain time, filled with government mistrust, paranoia, and fear and the horror films reflected that. It was a scary time to be alive but a perfect time to be a horror fan. Love it or hate it, the new wave of horror was bloodier and more gruesome than anything that had come before. The '00s will never be held in the same esteem as the classier or more famous decades of horror cinema but there's no denying it added a bunch of content for gorehounds and splatter fiends to enjoy.