Why some people like to watch horror movies?
96966
Its sometimes fun to be scared and have that thrill when you go home and you dont want to go in your dark room and you feel like a little kid looking under your bed.\n\nHorror imitates life.
787417
I feel scared, but not scary.  Is that what you mean?  Anyway, horror movies generally don't make me scared, because they're usually cheesy.  The movies that freak me out are the weird ones like Mothman Prophecy, The Ring, or White Noise.  It all depends on how realistic they are.
1019998
I must have seen a ton of those old black and white films with Boris Karloff, as well as Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr, Vincent Price and others.  Christopher Lee was cool too.  Today's horror movies are just stupid.  Those old black and white films were made at a time during which people still held onto beliefs carried over from the Old Country and therefor they were treated with much more respect by the directors and actors of the time.
1047419
I love horror movies but the new ones are just full of gore and they are not that scary...the 80's and early 90's were the scariest ones.\nTry hellraiser movies, alien and the omen, the first one.
501555
i dont really understand your question,but i do like all types of films,its good to have variety.
821394
i personally like watching tv collection dvd's. especially during cold winter nights i watch scary and comedy flicks..\n\ntwilight zone\nouter limits\nanything with vince vaughn and owen wilson\nfamily guy
1806
Maybe they are curious? They watched too many of such movies, and wanted to act like it? They are still kind of pre-mature, so can't blame them...
138350
Intelligent, logical plot development.  Characters that are not stereotypical, nor shallow.  Just because the genre is horror, don't rely on simple gore or character stupidity to move the story along.  Also avoid plot lines that are simply "linking" horrific/graphic scenes together.  Develop the story first and then find ways to "illustrate" the underlying horror.  Remember,  its always better to suggest something and let the viewer fill it in for themselves than to dictate the horror.  A person knows their own darkest areas best and a good horror film elicits that from each person viewing it.
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I like watching funny movies. Doesn't everyone?\nYou might get more answers to your question if it was categorized in the Entertainment & Music section:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=AtTKanA2V7uwAn1SKaUK3QXpy6IX?link=list&sid=396545016\nThis category is for questions about Yahoo! Answers ONLY.
750734
It's all about the Hollywood Sex and Violence thing. The actors "lose" their clothes in horror movies to make the scene more "sexy". And then we wonder why there are so many weirdo sex killers out there.
806328
Hells yeah!! Well, if it was  a good movie, I would be irritated, but if the movie sucked then I would most definatley turn around and watch them. :)\nAs a matter of fact, you're pretty cute, wanna go "watch" a movie?? ;)
731748
Try renting Wait Until Dark or What Lies Beneath... both are suspenseful not exactly horror or scary but they will cause some jumping with out the gore factor of today's scary movies. You can check out the links below to see if they look interesting to you...
405642
I think that movies and books like The Exorcist give people the wrong idea about such things. They may be loosely based on some real events, but I think that the popular books and movies distort the reality and give the wrong impression.
599069
Take a look at the features at the local multiplex, and you'll find that horror films dominate the lineup. (And not just during the Halloween season.)\n\nUnfortunately, most of the offerings are overwrought, formulaic slashfests that are part of money-making franchises (Blair Witch 2, Lost Souls, and parodies like Scary Movie). We've compiled a list of what we think are the 10 scariest, creepiest movies of all time. Note: Blair Witch Project was intentionally left off the list.\n\n\nThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)\n\n\nOn-screen chemistry hasn't been this electrifying since Bogart and Bacall, and Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins never even make physical contact. The intensity never lets up in this brilliant psychological thriller that swept the 1991 Oscars. FBI agent Foster interviews vicious murderer Hopkins, hoping he will help the bureau catch another serial killer who's preying on young women. The interrogations turn personal as Hopkins, a psychiatrist, turns the tables and makes Foster his vulnerable subject.\n\n\n \nPsycho (1960)\n\n\nHitchcock's psychological thriller broke new ground in Hollywood and forever changed the genre. The bone-chilling tension still resonates today, despite a culture hardened to big-screen violence and psychological games. The infamous "shower scene" remains one of the most memorable in film history. Bernard Herrmann's chilling score intensifies the edge-of-your-seat suspense. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards but was shunned in all categories. \n\n\nThe Exorcist (1973)\n\n\nThis controversial film took in a whopping $89 million domestically, a certified blockbuster—quite a feat considering the off-putting plot and stomach-turning visuals: a twisting head, spinning bed, and green vomit. (People actually vomited in theaters during the film's original theatrical run.) A tormented priest tries to exorcise the devil from 12-year-old Linda Blair. In the process, he unleashes some of his own demons. Peter Blatty won an Oscar for the riveting screenplay based on his novel.\n\n\nAlien (1979)\n\n\nDirector Ridley Scott deftly combined sci-fi and horror to create a grotesque, visually stunning technological wonder that set the criteria for later films of the genre. The crew of the spacecraft Nostromo must contend with a murderous alien invader that lives on human flesh. A dark, mechanical milieu lends to the eerie feeling of grim isolation.\n\n\n \nThe Shining (1980)\n\n\nWho can forget Jack Nicholson's deranged laugh as he terrorized his snowbound family? Stanley Kubrick's most commercial film never really found an audience, but repeated viewings reveal a classic psychological study into family dynamics and the mind of an unhinged man. In characteristic Kubrick style, the auteur makes the Overlook Hotel itself a character, with as much power and intrigue as the real-life actors. Nicholson, never one for subtlety, delivers one of his most over-the-top performances.\n\n\nA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)\n\n\nWhat would a scary movie list be without one slicer-dicer from the 1980s? After all, director Wes Craven is the indisputable king of horror, who's also responsible for the Scream franchise. Intelligent characters and—believe it or not—a thought-provoking screenplay set this first installment in the Freddie Krueger series apart from other films of the genre.\n\n\nJacob's Ladder (1990)\n\n\nForget the ending and you're left with one of the most disturbing, creepy films in film history. Tim Robbins plays a Vietnam vet who's haunted by harrowing hallucinations that obscure his hold on reality. He's convinced the military used him in a drug experiment gone awry. Look for Macaulay Culkin in an unbilled supporting role.\n\n\nThe Mummy (1932)\n\nRELATED LINKS \nAmerican Film Institute's 100 Most Thrilling Movies\n\nLost Souls\n\nHalloween Tricksters\n\nReal-life Witches\n\nHalloween Films\n\nThe Blair Witch Project  \nNo
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The things you see depicted in those movies are a distortion of real life, or the components of someone's fantasies. Those things rarely occur in real life, and when they do, they're probably directly attributable to someone having gotten a spark of an idea from watching something like what you've described; someone who either didn't understand or who couldn't separate fantasy from reality. Oftentimes we portray ourselves as depraved, but the truth is most of us don't condone teachers having sex with students, our spouses having sex with people besides us, or many of the other things you may see on screen. It's not real.
603754
I don't have a favorite movie of all time, but i like Horror movies, and any kind of movie where the people have to servive on there own kinda thing like 28 days later and Dawn of the dead where there was no one around.
1174218
I've been reading Stephen King since I was 8.  Started watching Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, that sort of thing, even earlier.  I used to love nightmares as a kid...they didn't scare me, I thought they were exciting!  \n\nI still love horror movies as well as novels.  I read Anne Rice, Clive Barker, Marquis de Sade, Poppy Z Brite, stuff like that.  I love the feeling of being scared, it's exhilarating!  However.  If I were to see something creepy in real life, and didn't think it was a friend in a halloween mask?  Oh I'd cry and cover my eyes like the little girl I was before I started watching all this stuff!  LOL