Justin Tipping's nightmarish cult movie Him accomplishes the rare feat of combining traditional sports movie themes with outright horror, which calls into question why that mash-up doesn't happen more often. In recent years, as a new Golden Age of Horror has taken over Hollywood , the genre has been infused with new talent that has helped push it into unfamiliar territory both in theme and in tone.
Despite horror elements invading just about every cinematic genre, sports horror movies have remained conspicuously uncommon. With its intense training sequences and hip-hop-heavy soundtrack, Him does an admirable job of maintaining its sports themes while leaning hard into cult horror elements. Even though its Rotten Tomatoes scores have been subpar , it's still proven to be re