Hollywood horror movies are not scary anymore; these multimillion-dollar movies have wasted money in films that simply are not scary. They are cheap and recycled ideas that make us shiver, not from fear, but from cringe.

According to a YouGov poll, 46% of Americans hate or dislike horror due to audience disengagement and fatigue. That is a shock when you consider the height of horror flicks that occurred in 1970s and ’80s America with Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th and Halloween.

These movies are classic slashers that have defined the horror genre as a whole, but after the iconic ’90s slasher Scream, horror movies became more self-aware, predictable and frankly boring. These multimillion-dollar box office flops have shown us that Hollywood lacks originality.

But there is a solution to such boredom. I, Catie Whitson, present to you the gems hidden in a small, dark and creepy corner of YouTube. This new era of horror is only defined as analog horror—a genre that uses grainy textures of film that resemble found-footage tapes and outdated media. This genre has became popular over the last few years, but these short movies have better quality than Hollywood films.

The worst part is that they have little to no budget or multimillion-dollar company to back them up but instead just good old-fashioned creativity; what a breath of fresh air. These titles include: The Mandela Catalog, Local 58, Vita Carnis and, finally, the iconic video that started the whole genre 15 years ago, No Through Road.

These videos have redefined the whole genre of horror and what it means to be scared and terrified. An official Reddit poll reported that 70% of respondents stated that analog horror gave them chills.

This is a big number. So what has caused this fear of analog horror? Our minds are wired to look for human faces and patterns, so what analog horror does is twist familiarity through lost signals, corrupted broadcast tapes and PSA tapes. But there is way more to it than that—the most terrifying aspect is the subliminal questioning of reality. The glitchy media and grainy texture hide a sinister undertone that unsettles us to our core.

This is what horror should be instead of cheap Hollywood horror flicks that have weird messages and no original plot. Maybe we should bring back creativity instead of the same few scripts over and over.