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You already love horror movies, now it's time to learn which kind.

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Which Horror Subgenre Are You

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You like slasher horror movies! You enjoy the formula of an unknown killer (preferably human), chasing their victims who needlessly scream when it's not the right time to do so. Examples: "Scream," "Halloween," "Friday the 13th"

Slasher-Horror

You like psychological horror movies! You're more attuned to the psychological horror aspect based that a killer or (tormentor) has varying ideas to ruining the victim, with also using societal advantages, or that the main character is fighting with their own psyche. Examples: "When a Stranger Calls," "Sleeping with the Enemy," "Jacob's Ladder"

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Psychological Horror

You like body horror movies ! Body horror focuses mainly the main character's delusions of grandeur or them trying to achieve something against nature, to the extent that it physically alters them or others! Examples: "The Fly," "Altered States," "The Human Centipede"

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Body Horror

You like supernatural horror movies! You like to escape to something that teeters between spirituality and the unknown and not be spooked by everyday problems that can be a reality. Ghosts, monsters, and demons are your forte. Examples: "Hellraiser," "Poltergeist," "The Exorcist"

Supernatural Horror

You like Sci-fi/Cosmic horror movies! Sci-fi/Cosmic horror brings the realm of possibilities in science that can ruin humankind with no possible way of salvation. Examples: "Alien," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "The Thing"

Sci-fi/Cosmic Horror

You like dystopian horror films! You enjoy an entire civilization being submerged in a horrific construct/event and the main protagonist having to find a way out or dismantle it! Examples: "Soylent Green," "Midsommar," "They Live"

Dystopian Horror

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