Just like there are plenty of misunderstood horror movies out there, it’s fair to say that the genre itself might be the most misunderstood of all. Horror takes advantage of the unknown and the unfathomable to get viewers close to the rawest part of their souls, but not without its share of exaggeration and unsettling imagery. Audiences tend to expect movies to ask them a question and answer it themselves, but it shouldn’t be a horror movie’s job to explain what can’t be explained.