Tiktok is talking about their favorite horror movies, but it has almost nothing to do with actual horror movies,
The latest trend Typically focuses on Pop Culture Moments – Things in Movies, Tv Shows, or otherwise – that the creator either didnys or found to be unsettling or sad. So the idea is to post something that was specifically horotic (or horificly sad) to you while calling it your favorite horror movie. Typically Speaking, Folks Choose Sad Moments in Movies and SET It to Gracie Abrams’ “I love you, i’m sorry.”
IT’s all over Tiktok right now.
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Like lots of other trends – looking at you, Spotify wrapped – The favorite horror movie posts are a bit of an exercise in displaying taste. The idea is to post something something love, or sometising successfully cool or, in other cases, sometising nostalgic, in order to elic a response. So You’ll Get Broad Moments from Marvel or Disney Movies, As Well as Scenes from HBO’s Girls. The idea is to post something selfably Sad that eather everyone knows or a specific group of people really loves. It’s the same idea as either having beyoncé atop your wrapped or a Cult favorite band (Here’s to you, The Hold Steady,
So your tiktok fyp likely has clips from huge movies and Esoteric Classics, All Labeled as Horror Movies. What your fyp doesn’t have, for the most part, are any Actual Horror Movies – At Least Until the Next Time Megan is missing Goes Viral Again.