For this perspective on how modern horror movies have squeezed out traditional thrillers, I've called the selection a 6-pack while sneaking in a few extras within the anthology film entry. The essay was written in 1999 and shared on an Inappropriate Conversations podcast in 2012.
The films:
A Cold Night's Death
Carnival of Souls
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Scarlet Claw
The Other
Asylum
The House That Dripped Blood
Trilogy of Terror
#IC 103: The Thriller Is Gone
118: Where Would I Be Without God?
117: Originating Ideas
116: I Am Not My Lawn
115: Papa Talked To Me
114: The Father Of Lies
113: Raised On Robbery
112: Saying No To Myself
111: Safeguarding Marriage
110: Whose Life It Is
109: Recognizing Christmas
108: The End of the World
107: Eulogy for Homophobia
106: The Violence Of Denial
105: Press Coverage
104: Whoever Says The Truth (Shall Die)
103: The Thriller Is Gone
102: Pouring Me a Vacation
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101: The Limited Validity of Authorial Intent
100: Evolution of #IC
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