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

Well, I think I'll start by giving my opinions for all the horror films that you mentioned. The Conjuring is definitely one of the most terrifying films ever made, and a large achievement in horror cinema. I actually did not like Insidious: Chapter 2, It wasn't nearly as frightening as the first one was and I found it to be very confusing (although I did really like the character of the Black Bride). Mama was decent, although nothing too special.

Oculus is one of my all time favorite horror films with its emphasis of dread (the strongest kind of fear) and awesome visuals, this is most certainly one of the movies that I am excitedly awaiting a sequel for (which is something I do not say very often). The Babadook came as somewhat of a disappointment to me. It was good, mind you, but not great as I originally thought it was going to be. My favorite scene is the one in which the leading lady proceeds the throw up black tar. That was fantastic.

I actually have not seen the majority of the movies you mentioned in the "worst" list, simply because I always use this [] website before I go to see any films. If the critic's reviews are bad, I don't see the movie. I did, however, go to see "The Marked Ones" the day it came out, for the reason that I've kept up with the Paranormal Activity films for a while now (I have the first three on DVD), and I didn't want to miss one. I ultimately regretted this decision, as the movie was pretty bad.

In terms of your actual question, I can only say this, and I say it with a heavy heart.

Horror film-making is a dying art. There simply aren't as many good ones in theatres anymore. The motion pictures that come out today in general cannot usually match the quality of the olden days. If you are to take a look at my profile, I have a list of what I consider to be the best horror films of all time, and the best movies of all time in general. You may notice that very little of them are modern on both lists. What we need is a horror movie revolution. Someone to tear down the cliche laden films of today and give us what horror fans really want; Quality. I have high hopes for James Wan, who has given us some genuinely scary and very good horror films (Dead Silence, Saw, Insidious 1 & 3, The Conjuring). It would be to my extreme liking if the other current horror movie directors would take up after his example.