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Hollywood’s new scare factory is the internet
Studios are increasingly turning to internet horror for their next scares, with viral creepypastas, online myths and web-born horror stories being adapted into films. Commentators note that Hollywood is mining online culture for material that already has a built-in audience, making the internet the industry’s newest source of frightening ideas.
Why now: Hollywood’s growing reliance on internet-born horror stories for new films is drawing attention.
Evidence
- Hollywood’s new scare factory is the internet · Morning Brew
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