Ask any critic what their least favorite genre is and 70% of them with reply: Horror! The Horror genre is infamous for being bad, cheap and stupid. Well, it’s no surprise. Take a look at some of these titles: Vampire Vixens from Venus, Attack Of The Killer Refrigerator and Bordello Of Blood. For every Jaws there are seven Anacondas, for every The Exorcist there are ten Exorcist 2s. Many people dislike Horror films because they are often gory and depressing. Many people dislike Horror films because they are often silly and tongue-in-cheek. Then again, many people like them for those exact qualities. But a movie has to be more than gory or silly to be good. Take for instance gore-fests like Wishmaster or tongue-in-cheek movies like Bordello Of Blood! Ugh! I shudder at the thought of watching those again. But Gory flicks like Event Horizon or silly movies like Evil Dead 2 are great.
Whether your interest lies in a academic description of why we like horror movies or in a particular element of horror that tickles the slasher bone, the BHM article bank has just what you are looking for. Or does it? If not then we NEED you!
If you're not a horror movie fan, you may be puzzled about why people put themselves through the ordeal of watching such movies. Many behavioral researchers share your puzzlement, giving rise to a term: the "horror paradox."
"No doubt, there's something really powerful that brings people to watch these things, because it's not logical," Joanne Cantor, PhD, director of the Center for Communication Research at University of Wisconsin, Madison, tells WebMD. "Most people like to experience pleasant emotions."
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