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To those of you who enjoy horror films

What is it about them that you enjoy? Do you actually find them scary?

I've watched plenty but I just don't seem to be able to get into them enough to find them scary or creepy.
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Slade · 56-60, M
@laurieluvsit well, everyone killed is done by a penetrating weapon like a large knife. And usually slowly.

Definitely could be a metaphor for a deep. Penetrating fuck.🤔
Applepiedom · 56-60, M
@laurieluvsit come on over. Let's watch😜
Josh1454 · M
@laurieluvsit for me it’s that we generally see nudity and sex scenes we do t get in most films.
SW-User
I am interested in the paranormal. It fascinates me. Plus I like the general atmosphere of horror movies which often features night & darkness. Just fits my mood.
Whodunnit · M
@SW-User As a subject of interest I certainly agree. The concept of a paranormal level to reality existing is really interesting.
specman · 51-55, M
Mainly l jump at jumpy things if anything. I don’t know exactly why I watch them when I do watch them. It leaves me pondering about demons and murders. Not in a scared way.
Whodunnit · M
@specman Might be an idea to keep an eye on you in case of a summoning then, lol
Jeephikelove · 51-55, F
I like them, they don’t scare me anymore, although the odd one will gave a scene or 2. I like the paranormal ones more nowadays than the slasher ones of the 80’s and 90’s.
Whodunnit · M
@Jeephikelove Yeah, I guess they at least have a creepy factor to them.
Torsten · 36-40, M
most of them are so bad, they're good. I love how corny they are especially the 80's stuff
Whodunnit · M
@Torsten I think you have a point there. these days I think horror takes itself a bit too seriously.
i like some of them. i usually laugh at the stories & the building excitement, i like the crescendo of crazy events. when you actually have good actors on the screen, it can be kind of exhilarating or moving. i don't watch most of the popular horror films, especially the super gory stereotypical ones where the storyline is always the same, but there are good horror movies out there, a lot of them based on books.
Whodunnit · M
@lovelywarpedlemon I personally consider traditional horror and 'gore' films to be slightly different genres. The latter is basically torture porn.

I certainly enjoy the story in a lot of horror films and have a soft spot for 70's Hammer Horror.
Ducky · 31-35, F
Some may creep me out, but few horror films have managed to scare me for real. I enjoy simply because I find them riveting. Even if they never actually scare me, it doesn’t mean they’re never entertaining to watch.
Whodunnit · M
@Ducky There is some great stuff in the genre I admit, and while I can't get scared by them some do make me feel uncomfortable. The original Wicker Man for example.
Belladonna · 41-45, F
I don't usually find them scary. They mostly make me laugh, which I enjoy.
Whodunnit · M
@Belladonna I find the more modern ones really frustrating. Everyone is just so stupid, lol
btchstfu · F
i love jumpscares and heart attacks
Whodunnit · M
@btchstfu The infamous 'cat scares', lol
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
I like to be scared.

I like to try and figure out the killer.

I also just like creepy stuff.

The most scary are the ones that are plausible..like The Strangers.
Whodunnit · M
@JaggedLittlePill I certainly appreciate the mystery aspect, if there is one. Well, with a name like mine you'd expect that, lol
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
Pretty much everything everybody else has said, but beyond that, these movies are scary in a way that I don't get in my everyday life.

Everyday scary stuff is whether or not my dad is going to get into the refrigerator and find the cheesecake, or whether we're going to be able to pay the mortgage once the bankruptcy is over, or if that guy at 7-Eleven has COVID and I'm going to get sick because he's got no sense of personal space.

None of that stuff is fun. None of that stuff excites me. But watching someone run from an invincible supernatural monster, and be stupid enough to lock herself in the attic or basement? Or watching some dumbass read an incantation from a book he should have left alone? That's fun.
Whodunnit · M
@LordShadowfire I think that may be part of my issue. I find the real world a lot scarier than anything someone could put on screen.
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Fluffybull · F
@ChemDawg Yes, I think the power of the reader's imagination is better than any film.
Whodunnit · M
@ChemDawg Yeah, I think unnerving or unsettling is far more effective than monsters tearing teens up.
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Whodunnit · M
@swirlie Now those I actually like.


 
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