I have been a longtime fan of horror, from slasher movies to analog horror Youtube series to even eldritch video games. During this search for new media to disturb and scare me, I have come to realize that Gen Z's idea of horror has begun wearing a face — and unconvincingly at that. Horror media is a reflection of societal fears of the time of its creation. Slasher movies of the 70’s and 80’s, for example, reflect the American phenomenon of high-profile serial killers and pushback against the sexual liberation of younger generations. Modern horror titles, such as “Midsommar” or “The Babadook,” focus on trauma, family and mental health instead. Amid this trend, there is a subgenre of horror that is widely known to Gen Z and has been incubating online for years, but is only now beginning to gain mainstream attention. It exists primarily in short-form horror skits on social media and indie Youtube channels, silently gaining millions of views from zoomers such as myself. For lack of a better term, I will call it “mimic horror.” The concept of mimics is one that has been bub