1/5/2023 0 Comments Horror movies from 2017![]() ![]() Make no mistake: it is a great film, but make sure you go in with your expectations in check. It Comes at Night is essentially an arthouse film that was marketed as a mainstream horror film, and people felt cheated when they walked out of the theater. Of course, the “it” of the title is up to interpretation, but it isn’t a physical entity. The movie is actually a slow burn paranoia drama with horror elements. If your movie title tells people that something comes at night and then the movie doesn’t tell you what that is, it’s not going to go over well. It Comes at Night was advertised as a horror movie about people locked in a house so as to protect themselves from whatever it is that comes at night. What Made It So Polarizing? – This is a classic case of mis-marketing. ![]() Then a desperate young family (Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough and Griffin Robert Faulkner) arrives seeking refuge. Plot – Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man (Joel Edgerton) has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife (Carmen Ejogo) and son (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). In no particular order, these are the 5 most polarizing horror films of 2017. Loved by some and loathed by many (or vice versa), these films were truly love-it-or-hate-it experiences. There were a handful of films, however, that proved to be more controversial. 2017 was a landmark year for the horror genre, filled with critical darlings ( Get Out, It, Gerald’s Game, Raw) and box office winners ( It, Get Out, Split, Annabelle: Creation). No one said all movies had to be easy to watch. *Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here* ![]()
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