When it comes to horror movies, audiences don’t always get it right the first time. Some of the most celebrated horror films today were dismissed, misunderstood, or even ridiculed upon release, only to be reevaluated in later years as genre-defining or cult classics. Decades later, however, it’s hailed as one of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made, and has influenced dozens of other movies since its initially maligned release. Sometimes, it can take years for audiences to finally see and appreciate what was there all along: great horror that endures. 10 Great Horror Movies Audiences Got Wrong From slow-burn, arthouse horror films that bored viewers to campy cult classics some moviegoers just didn’t get at first, here are 10 great horror movies audiences were wrong about at first.