Escapism in horror, sci-fi and absurd film

Quite a reality we live in, huh? 🥴

It's kinda messed up. Kamikaze-trained harp seals with GoPros on their heads swim around our oceans while geopolitical toxic masculinity literally spills out across all continents.

On top of it all: AI.

There seems to be no end to it all.

That's why the Horror Rookie Academy offered a whole week of escapism in early February 2025.

...but what exactly is escapism in horror, sci-fi and absurdist film? It's not a genre, is it? We introduced the topic like this:

- SUBJECTIVE:

For some, _all_ films can actually be an escape from reality. Here we are looking for tips on which films/series (horror/sci-fi/absurd) are an escape from reality for you. There are no right or wrong answers here. 😁

- HUMOR:

Humor strikes me like a joker in this game. For example, I laughed my way through The Human Centipede; for me it was a very unrealistic comedy - and then I know that my mother would perceive the film a little differently. (I accidentally saw David Cronenberg's Crash with her, so I know this...) 😆

- SCI-FI:

Sci-fi is central to film-driven escape from reality for many. Away from Earth, into space, down into mines on unknown planets... Sci-fi often leaves reality behind (or twists it so that it appears alien)

- THE FANTASTIC:

Then you have "Of course, the fantastic and adventurous horror films, magical realism and the one with you others. A cure for wellness and Motivational growth are two examples of this, films that don't leave reality completely, but that hover around the border between the real you and the unreal. That's always interesting!"

It was a great week at the Horror Rookie Academy! You can see the tips below. Feel free to consult this list when everything gets a bit too much.

Here you will have something else to think about than Trump and energy prices, to put it that way. 😁

Tittel	År	IMDb
The Holy Mountain	1973	7.7
Space Station 76	2014	4.9
Rose Red	2002	6.7
The Day of the Triffids	2009	5.6
High Plains Invaders	2009	4.5
Septichexen (short)	2023	not rated
Tusk	2014	5.4
The Gate	1987	6
dagon	2001	6.2
Underwater	2020	5.9
eXistenZ	1999	6.8
The Harbinger	2022	5.4
As Above so Below	2014	6.3
Color out of Space	2019	6.2
Night of the Creeps	1986	6.7
The Stuff	1985	5.9
Dark City	1998	7.6
The Company of Wolves	1984	6.6
REC 4: Apocalipsis	2014	5.3
The River	2012	6.8
Army of Darkness	1992	7.4
Tremors: Shrieker Island	2020	5.4
Visitors	2022	5.5
Big Bug	2022	5.5
The autopsy of Jane Doe	2016	6.8
The Monster Project	2017	4.5
Deep Blue Sea	1999	5.9
Pitch Black	2000	7

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