As A24 is an indie studio, they operate on far lower budgets than larger Hollywood studios, however, they release 18-20 films per year rather than the typical 10-15 of studios such as Disney and Warner Bros.
Some notable examples are Bodies Bodies Bodies, Heretic, I Saw The TV Glow and the X series, consisting of Pearl, X , and MaXXXine. The overarching charm of A24 is that they give their directors full creative freedom which allows for each of their projects to be their purest form.
The wealth of sub-genres that A24 horror covers means that it has owned the horror genre in recent years. I would say that the X series revived the slasher genre as the characters are fleshed out, there is a core story and the horror goes beyond being just gory.
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a perfect dark comedy, with the script nailing Gen-Z humour, which has proven to be somewhat difficult for other filmmakers. The cast perfectly encapsulate the 'rich kid' stereotypes and (spoiler) the reveal of there being no killer truly makes the film.
Heretic is a personal favourite of mine and I have been obsessed since I found out Sophie Thatcher would star. The creepiness of the film and the subversive religious elements of using Mormonism rather than the typical Christianity is interesting and is a kinder portrayal than is often seen. Hugh Grant embodies the disarming older man but actual freak so well, and I think that his past roles also serve to lull the viewer into a false sense of security and builds on the psychological horror elements.
The lived experiences and unique identities of the directors and actors are what truly bring the films to life and put A24 on the map as a studio. In I Saw the TV Glow, the queer identities of Justice Smith (Owen) and Jack Haven (Maddy) bring their characters to life as they face a struggle with both their queer and literal identities. Jane Schoenbrun, the director, is nonbinary, which is reflected in Owen’s struggle with his gender identity, being literally a trapped in a body that is not his true gender.
In Heretic, Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher are both ex-Mormon, which makes their characters even more real. When interviewed by Entertainment, East said “I just felt like I knew this character in my bones.” When they were cast, the directors were unaware of their Mormon past but valued the empathy that East and Thatcher brought to the roles. This is evident in their portrayal and truly brings the characters to life.