Completely agreed, which is why I often promote my mystery horror-thriller novels that way. I even encourage readers to have a Simon Dillon Bingo list: Imperilled but tenacious heroine, traumatic pasts, dark secrets, dark humour, spooky mansions, haunted forests, secret tunnels, hidden labyrinths, cults, potentially supernatural activity, huge central mystery, sometimes the truth is best left uncovered, rug-pull twist ending, etc, etc. I lean into some or all of those with most of my novels.

By the way, I'd also add (to counter some of the other comments here) that just because writing includes tropes or follows a formula doesn't make it predictable, as that's something completely different. Nor does it mean the novel is devoid of depth, meaningful character arcs, emotional impact, social comment with the personal beliefs and experiences of the author inherent, and so forth. If that were the case, no one would read the Harry Potter novels. All follow a variation on a formula (except perhaps the last novel), all contain tropes, and all are unpredictable, involving, filled with memorable characters, and packed with moments to make you laugh, cry, and even think at times. Wonderful stuff. :)