The beauty of horror films are the many ways that it connects to real life issues. Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” confronts race relations in America while Ari Aster’s “Midsommar” explores the decimation of toxic relationships. Even ten years ago, Aronofsky maintained that the film fell into the horror genre (via Den of Geek). Thanks to a resurgence of the film after its release on Hulu, fans on Reddit have explored this question. “It has many great scenes with typical horror elements including jump scares, figures in the dark, and body horror.