Popular media is currently obsessed with "elevated horror"—stories that use monsters to mirror societal rot. While this feels modern, it is actually a return to the foundations laid by figures like and the visceral, satirical cinema of the late 1970s. 1. The Mall as a Mirror: Consumerism and Horror
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