It's obvious that you aren't a fan of horror movies.
So I won't engage in a debate with you.
The first thing that ousted you as a not horror movie fan was your statement about Texas Chainsaw Massacre being a crap film.
It is largely regarded as the scariest horror movie of all time by all the horror movie critics including director Eli Roth.
Texas Chainsaw has the best acting in it even though the actors are basically unknown.
And if your point was good acting why haven't you mentioned Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Bates? They won Academy Awards for their performances in a horror movie.

Who decides what's "actual" horror? My whole argument is about defining the term more closely and rigorously. What you call horror seems to be simply commercially successful but shallow movies that piggyback off genuine horror.

So you don’t like “actual” horror movies and instead like Drama films that have just a “hint” of horror to them?
You must love A23 films

I think it's generically horror, but bad horror. I found it very boring. Like watching a documentary on killing people with a chainsaw.

Texas Chainsaw was crap
Either you’re trolling or couldn’t explain how one of the greatest horror movies of all time had amateur acting in it.

There's a small hint of a heightened feeling of claustrophobia inside a darkened theatre that makes any horror flick more effective.
very true.
the sound of your racing heart

Blair Witch Project was fine whe it came out. On rewatching it's awful.
Like all horror, BWP in the cinema worked much better than on your rewatch on a flatscreen. That's just the facts, Jack. Think about it; Exorcist, Alien, Predator, etc.
There's a small hint of a heightened feeling of claustrophobia inside a darkened theatre that makes any horror flick more effective.

Texas Chainsaw was crap. Blair Witch Project was fine whe it came out. On rewatching it's awful. Horror needs great acting because we don't just react to the monster, we are led towards horror by our identification with charismatic actors whose horror we then feel. If you need that explained to you you are beyond redemption.

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This entire thread is based on a logical fallacy from the very outset.
Horror movies have never needed “good acting” just look at the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and explain to me how that movie relied on good acting……hint…..it didn’t.
Horror movies need “realism” and in order to achieve that you can’t have overly glossy visuals or overly rehearsed dialogue. The Blair Witch Project single handedly proves this, you need characters that you believe and can relate to.
The mom in the Exorcist gave a performance so over the top that it felt like you were watching a stage play. This isn’t a good thing, it’s crap like this that reminds you that you’re just watching a movie.
Also Sophie is wrong about the Horror scene in the early to mid 2000’s, as this one of the strongest periods the horror genre has ever seen with its stark realism.

I think you'd like The Last Wave and it's on the site if you feel like watching it.

No, I missed that. Weir is one of the greatest directors out there.
Witness
is my best example of a blockbuster film that's also an artistic success (like Godfather or Taxi Driver).

Peter Weir had a feel for it! Have you ever watched The Last Wave? Another great atmospheric Australian film that gets under your skin and lasts a lifetime.

You done tole him.

Guess that depends on your perspective.

Not really.
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Okay, you're the one person here who gets it. You will also appreciate it when I tell you that the possibly greatest horror movie of all time isn't even classified as horror:
Picnic at Hanging Rock
, which made me feel the uncanniness of the world for weeks after I watched it.