Home Invasion Horror and ‘The Purge’: The History and Prospects of the Genre
The thought of violent, psychotic strangers instilling terror at the place we’re meant to feel completely safe is as unsettling a prospect as most could imagine. This specific sub-genre of horror is made all the more searing as in the back of most people’s minds we know it to be a possibility. When contrasting the likelihood of an eight-foot-tall hillbilly in a hockey mask posing a threat to that of an off-kilter burglar holding a gun on you and your family, there is no comparison when it comes to real life fear, and consequently that is the life-blood of the home invasion thriller.
