Matthias Mojallali || Issue 13 || February 19, 2025
When you hear the words “Oscar winning film” what’s the genres you think of? Do you think of adventure, drama, or maybe romance? One I’m sure you never think of is horror. I mean, why
would you? Horror is a gimmicky, art less genre after all, as many people seem to think. In my eyes, people who think that fail to understand that horror is an art. Unfortunately, it seems as though even those in Hollywood don’t see horror as real cinematic art. Throughout Hollywood, many amazing horror films such as “Halloween,” “Alien,” and even “The Shining” have never won an Oscar. All of these films inspired many other amazing films yet, even nowadays, films like this are blown off just because they’re horror. Months and years go into working on horror films to make them a true art museum of terror. Yet the hard-working men and women behind the scenes on these films get nothing in recognition of everything they’ve done. In my eyes, and the eyes of many others who can appreciate the dark art of horror films, it’s time for a change. It’s time for horror films to be remembered as something worth winning an Oscar over. Because they are, and many will deny it, but the truth is very
much there. Let’s see some horror films win an Oscar. It’s time for horror to be triumphant for the impact it has.
The Hudsonian 