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'''Soy horror''', also know as '''slow burn horror''', is a sub-genre of horror films characterised by a generally slow pace, suspense build-up, character development, focus on atmosphere, gradual escalation, and a lack of jumpscares and graphic violence. Soy horror films eschew sudden rushes of adrenaline in favour of an escalating feeling of dread, anxiety, uncertainty and disturbance, and often involve mental illness and inner demons as the "real horror", while abjuring supernatural elements. While films critics agree there have been soy horror films since the 1950s, the genre has been recently popularised by American film distribution company A24, who has distributed a number of critically and commercially successful bone-chilling slow burns. | |||
Since the 2010s, the soy horror genre has gained a significant following among [[Soy Boy|soy boys]], who have praised soy horror films for their intellectual facade and shun jumpscares and slasher films because they're "cheap" and "infantile". However, it has been criticized by [[Chadjak|Chads]] and [[Soy Community|'jakkers]]. | |||
[[File:Soyhorror5.jpg|thumb|Chart of soy horror. ]] | |||
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Soy horror, also know as slow burn horror, is a sub-genre of horror films characterised by a generally slow pace, suspense build-up, character development, focus on atmosphere, gradual escalation, and a lack of jumpscares and graphic violence. Soy horror films eschew sudden rushes of adrenaline in favour of an escalating feeling of dread, anxiety, uncertainty and disturbance, and often involve mental illness and inner demons as the "real horror", while abjuring supernatural elements. While films critics agree there have been soy horror films since the 1950s, the genre has been recently popularised by American film distribution company A24, who has distributed a number of critically and commercially successful bone-chilling slow burns.
Since the 2010s, the soy horror genre has gained a significant following among soy boys, who have praised soy horror films for their intellectual facade and shun jumpscares and slasher films because they're "cheap" and "infantile". However, it has been criticized by Chads and 'jakkers.
