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Horror Mogul Blumhouse Confronts Oversaturation as Auteur Films Shine
9 Oct
Summary
- Blumhouse Productions founder Jason Blum admits horror may have reached a saturation point
- Blumhouse faces a string of box office and critical disappointments in 2024-2025
- Acclaimed auteur horror films like Sinners and Weapons outperform Blumhouse's releases
As of October 9th, 2025, Jason Blum, the founder of Blumhouse Productions, is confronting the possibility that the horror genre has reached a saturation point. Blumhouse, known for its low-budget, high-profit horror films, has weathered a string of critical and box office disappointments over the past year.
The company's troubles began in 2024 with the releases of Night Swim and Imaginary, and continued through 2025 with The Wolfman, The Woman in the Yard, Drop, and the underwhelming M3GAN 2.0. Meanwhile, some of the most acclaimed genre releases this year, such as Ryan Coogler's Sinners and Zach Cregger's Weapons, have scored massive wins with higher budgets and riskier creative approaches.
