Penny Dreadful

THE END OF AN ERA

e’ve reached the end of the decade , but how will be remembered in horror? The 2000s were dominated by J-horror, torture porn, and remakes of ’70s and ’80s slashers, but what will future horror nerds say when they bang on about how expert they are in retro 2010s scares? In 2011 Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s love/hate letter to horror envisioned a world where the whole horror pantheon was razed to the ground to make way for something new. Did they get their wish? Well no, but also a little bit yes. Let’s break down the trends…