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Some pronounced trends have marked horror films.

A French horror film Brotherhood of the Wolf ( 2001 ) became the second-highest-grossing French language film in the United States in the last two decades.

The success of foreign language foreign films continued with the Swedish films Marianne ( 2011 ) and Let the Right One In ( 2008 ), which was later the subject of a Hollywood remake, Let Me In ( 2010 ).

Another trend is the emergence of psychology to scare audiences, rather than gore.

The Others ( 2001 ) proved to be a successful example of psychological horror film.

A minimalist approach which was equal parts Val Lewton's theory of " less is more " ( usually employing the low-budget techniques utilized on The Blair Witch Project, 1999 ) has been evident, particularly in the emergence of Asian horror movies which have been remade into successful Americanized versions, such as The Ring ( 2002 ), and The Grudge ( 2004 ).

In March 2008, China banned the movies from its market.