While Hollywood quarreled before the so -called. "Superheroic Fatigue", fueling IP -based films at an alarming rate in an attempt to find the next lucrative genre, the horror suffocates pretty nice in the box office. For some time, Studies rely on large franchises with irresponsible budgets. But horror films are relatively inexpensive to make and bring the crowd to certainly.

The least Hollywood seems to have much more remark about this quietly profitable genre in recent years, releasing a few Heart with a low budget that made millions. Significant examples include a poem for the tone of Kyle Edward Ball "Skinamarink", the mourners "Winnie Poh: Blood and Honey" films, and the actual revealed films for "Terrifier", which have become symbolic of the ability of the ultra-low budget not only to become a significant profit. Another example of Horror's popular attraction is Zack Creger's directorial breakthrough in 2022 "Barbarian", which made just over $ 45 million at the box office when it debuted - not bad for a $ 4 million film.

Now, Creeger has once again proven that the horror can not only compete, but actually come out at the top of the box office. In 2025, Warner Bros. set a huge record in the box office with six films In a row, open to at least $ 40 million in North America. The last of these was creger "Weapon", which absolutely killed him in the box officeBring $ 72 million globally to his open weekend. His budget? $ 38 million.

Kreger, who began as a founding member of the Bellesh U "sketch" and was regular on Sitkomi, surprised everyone with his 2022 horror effort, and the "weapon" was proof that the "barbarian" was not a flux. As such, when one has something to say about the state of horror in 2025, it is worth listening.

In an interview with The Hollywood reporter, Creger was asked what he did from the current moment in making movies in horror. The director claims that the genre is "one of the few places for real creativity right now in large scale" before painting an otherwise dark image of the industry. "Without horror, you go to the theater and get people in tights for $ 200 million," he said, "and there is not much room for risk in those films." Kreger continued to say that there was no real animus to the superhero films, adding that he was "all for fun", but according to him, the general image of the box office is disappointing to say at least. He continued:

"It is a shame that there is not much room for anything else. I love horror, my creative fork to set up resonating strongly with horror, so I am lucky in that regard. I dearly wish we could be cooled, unusual strange comedies in China. Or a dramatic adult ticket.

It is true that Studies left big comedieswhat is what he did 2025"Naked Pistol" such treatment, even while the mission is to save comedy is far from more than. Meanwhile, the medium-budget drama is progressing in a stream, but simply can no longer find a foundation in the box office. It is all, as Kreger points out, a real shame. But it is also for the course given the state of culture, over which Hollywood no longer holds the kind of swing that she once did. Fortunately, far from being just a boat that told interesting stories, storytelling stories of horror has always been a valuable effort, and today it can be the most relevant and interesting way to deal with our current moment.

Not only can the directors smuggle their middle-budget drama in people's consciousness by horror, though this is certainly the case for some films. "Hereditary", for example, was the perfect way for the director like Ari Aster to break through, using the horror genre to tell what about the director's own reception, essentially a family drama, before continuing to create more experimental non-genres. But in the case of something like criminally insidious "His House", which in 2025 is still better than your favorite horror movieYou can feel that the genre sheds the epithet of "elevated horror" in real time, as director Remi recounts a frightening story of African migrants struggling to assimilate life in modern Britain after avoiding their army. In that case, the horror is an integral part of the story, and as such, "his house" is a perfect example of how the horror is in itself as an effective tool for telling stories like traditional drama.

In that sense, while Zack Kreger takes over the modern landscape for making films is absolutely noticed, it is also not so disappointing to think that the horror can be one of the only things we see at the box office in the coming years. It would be ideal to see the return of big study comedies and medium-budget plays, but I can't be too disappointed with the possibility of a more horror of sight we have seen in recent years E-years because I think the "adult films" that Kreger wants to see. While the film landscape is undoubtedly gloomy when viewed from a perspective, it is also incredibly exciting to think about new films coming from the likes of Janeein Joenbrun, whose 2024 horror "I saw the TV glitter" was one of the best movies of the yearThe aforementioned Kyle Edward Ball and Kreger himself.