I will burn on this hill. It’s a mystery/suspense film.
I’d very much like to know why you think it isn’t horror? I can understand why you attribute mystery/suspense to it, but that doesn’t preclude it being horror. What are examples of movies you do consider horror?
A movie can be more than one genre. It can be both a mystery and a horror film.
But it isn’t.
The movie is about a cult that sacrifices people. A ton of horror movies involve the main character(s) figuring out a mystery with a ton of suspense along the way and the horror being revealed at the end.
It is. You’re wrong. It’s literally the pinnacle of folk horror.
Define horror.
I think it’s folk horror. There’s horrific bits in it.
What critical elements of horror is it lacking? Gore? Jump scares?
It’s only horror if it has a Frankenstein or a Wolfman in it
Otherwise it’s just sparkling drama?