Strongly disagree. Horror is the best genre for interesting artistic conversations. What are we afraid of? Should we be afraid of it? How do we overcome it? These are great questions that are easier to coexist with fun action sequences without distracting from the movie's purpose.
Texas Chainsaw is a great film. It explores an uncommon american sociological fear.
I get your point, and whether I agree or not is besides the point.
I would suggest that the best place for interesting artistic conversations is lower budget films, which are often horror films (but any lower budget film is going to have lower expectations, and thus be less risk averse, and more creatively free).
Texas Chainsaw is a great film. It explores an uncommon american sociological fear.