Horror has a strong following. There was an article about one of the last video stores anywhere, in Dearborn Heights, and the owner said they do a lot of DVD rentals for horror movies. I went into a store last week and I noticed a lot of that genre on their shelf, coupled with leftover TV Series and movies. But the horror area had a lot of titles.
Regarding the movie industry overall... the old timers like to blame superhero movies but that's not it. The super hero movies are keeping it alive. Gone are the days where you just randomnly pick a movie on Friday or Saturday and go in to watch. Not because they don't make the movies but because that's not what peple want to do anymore. They have streaming at home. They have big TV's. They can choose. Movies now are events. Barbie, Oppenheimer, Marvel, etc. A run of the mill movie, like most of those on this list, not a criticism but that's what they were, is not worth the investment of time and money now. You can wait a few months and watch for free on your own big screen and on your own time with your own food/drinks and take a break when you need to use the bathroom.