2022 Has Been A Great Year For Horror Fans

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Every year, there are some great horror releases and some that might make for a cheesy and entertaining evening but don't measure up. While fans of the genre will always look out for new releases, it's definitely true that 2022 has stood out since there have been so many impressive, fantastic scary movies. Not only have audiences been able to see a variety of genres, which feels exciting, but many popular franchises have had new entries that have that special and irreplaceable nostalgia factor.

2022 just might be the most thrilling year for horror movies that fans have experienced in a long time, with some truly brilliant films that people will be talking about for a long time to come.

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There have been many anticipated 2022 horror films, including The Black Phone, starring Ethan Hawke as creepy villain The Grabber. According to Box Office Mojo, the film adaptation of Joe Hill's short story has been a huge success, grossing $159,568,230 worldwide. Jason Blum told The Wrap that he was watching how the movie did: "“We know IP horror works, but we don’t know if original horror is working well, and I think the industry is looking at ‘Black Phone’ to see if the marketplace going to accept original horror now." He said the movie doing badly «does not bode well for original horror that’s theatrically released.”

The Black Phone has done so well and that proves that new horror stories are something that people really want. The Black Phone's child actors are wonderful and the movie is emotional as well as being very scary, which proves how much can be done with a horror story. In a world of remakes, it's great that this completely fresh movie fascinated horror