The horror subgenre goes through ebbs and flows in Hollywood. In the 1980s, spurred by the success of Halloween in 1978, the slasher subgenre took over the genre completely and not only dominated the box office but disgusted critics like Roger Ebert. That success led to major expansion, which naturally gave way to contraction, with […] The post 52 Years Ago Today, The Most Important Horror Movie in History Was Released Right After Christmas appeared first on ComicBook.com .