User blog comment:AGrimAuxiliatrix1/Why Did 2014 Suck for Horror Movies?/@comment-26112985-20150724223325/@comment-26054278-20150725182244

Actually, I'd say that The Gallows is quite possibly the worst horror film that I have ever seen and is most certainly the worst of the (already flawed) found-footage genre. The characters are all idiots except one who later turns out to be evil, there is not a single scare in the movie, nothing makes any sense, and the list goes on.

It Follows is not a movie I dislike just because of plot hole, but also because it really doesn't have any idea what it wants to be. The style is very all over the place, and it can't pick if it wants to be abstract or a regular film. Therefore, it tries to mix both and it simply is unable to do that. They call it "unique" and "original", but it is basically just two old styles being crudely mashed together (aka District 9).

I love The Babadook so much because it works as a drama and not just a horror film. The symbolism is there, and while it certainly makes the movie much more amazing, you can still enjoy it without the symbolism (which I think a lot of films lack). The strongest, most brilliant element in The Babadook is the characters. It is one of the few films where I actually understood the dilemma of the main character, and the fact that they don't show the monster that much kind of adds to the symbolism and the meaning behind the problem the character has.