Explain why do we let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies? #ExplainThis?

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Explain why do we let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies? #ExplainThis?

Answer 1

We let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies because sometimes we just have the need to feel frightened; we like the adrenaline, the sudden jumps, when our hearts pump with fear and the overall feeling of being scared when we watch a horror movie. It's all natural, but some people enjoy that more than others.

We enjoy a bit of fear from time to time and there's nothing wrong with that. I think it's also because people tend to like the fact that they've made it through watching the whole horror movie. Our minds are structured in such a weird yet fascinating way, that we have different needs and sometimes our mind may want some dose of fear and we have to feed it.

Answer 2

Basically because we want to be entertained. WE know these movies are HIGHLY unlikely to happen in real life. We know that every movie, no matter how scary or realistic it is, has a technical crew, design crew, props crew, paid actors, etc. But still we let the plot of these movies scare us because that's our natural response to fear as humans. We can't help being scared by them. Some people are thrill seekers and enjoy watching disturbing horror movies, while others (like me) are a bit squeamish towards the horror and sci-fi genre and know that if they watch it, they'll be disturbed for weeks, even months. So they avoid those types of movies. If you know you're not a thrill seeker, do yourself a favor and avoid those types of movies because you won't sleep or concentrate at school or work with a disturbing horror film on your mind. (I speak from experience.)

Answer 3

- Biologically, Adrenaline is a good stimulant .

- Subconsciously, It's less terrifying than our lives: watching horror movies give us the sentiment to feel our self more safe and secured so we enjoy the fully the comfort, like when you fast you'll enjoy the meal.

Also sometimes we would like to renew with some sensations that we've learned from the very beginning of our life such: fear (Pica-boo), breastfeeding...etc.

- And as human been we are curious, we like to explore what's unknown and mystical. And we like going through challenges, and watching or living what may afraid us like seeing all scenes until the end; will allow us acquire certain victories no matter how little they could be, and such experience improves our self esteem.

Answer 4

As primates we were in a more dangerous world. Fear is the emotion that precipitates adrenaline. Which is needed for the "fight or flight" response. Now, in our domesticated, humdrum, safe world those emotions are mostly dormant. It's good to set them free sometimes. Especially in a simulated dangerous situation.

Answer 5

Horror movies don't scare me, never have, well Hellraiser did when I was like 4, but other than that nothing. Therefore I have to answer it like this, I watch them for storytelling, characters and practical visual effects and sometimes comedy if it's a comedic horror movie. Movies like Frailty, Dog Soldiers, John Carpenter's The Thing, David Cronenberg's The Fly, what have you, they're all really well done to great movies. So for me, it's the same reason I'd watch any other movie.

Answer 6

My guess is because we want to be scared without putting ourselves in real danger. Think of it this way. Fear makes our heart race, fills our blood with adrenaline, keeps us awake, gives us energy, and keeps us alert. When you think about it, all these things create a thrilling and pleasurable feeling and the effects are actually good for us because being more alert can serve as good personal security and having your body pumped with adrenaline or other hormones can have positive effects on the human body. However, the thing is people hate being scared normally because, normally, fear occurs when people's lives are in danger or at least assumed to be in danger. Thus, naturally, people avoid real-life fearful situations because they don't want to endanger their lives no matter the positive effects or feelings that fear might have. However, when you're in your own house watching a scary movie though, you get to feel all those thrilling effects on your body that fear can produce only at the expense of only watching scary fictional scenes, which can't endanger your life. I think this can explain why so many people tend to laugh after a scary scene scares them. They just love thrill and rush it gives them. I think that can explain why we enjoy scary movies so much. If this doesn't speak for everybody, it can definitely speak for me because this is why I enjoy them!

Answer 7

I think it is a really old reaction to predation.



Many animals are drawn to the spectacle of another member of their species being attacked. I have seen rabbits staring at a fox or stoat attacking another rabbit. Perhaps knowing the location of a predator is useful, or perhaps knowing what will attack and kill you is useful to survive.



Even now, as humans, having have no real predators, we are still drawn to stories or videos of attacks on our species. I think this must be a throwback to those times when predation by another species was a real possibility.

Answer 8

We tend to have an urge for fear knowing that we'll feel terror. We have a fascination for fright.There’s something about horror that speaks directly and instinctively to the human animal. Millions of years of evolutionary psychology have ingrained in our minds certain fear triggers – a survival instinct – Fear of the Dark where predatory animals might be laying in wait – Fear of animals with large sharp teeth who would make a quick meal of us. Fear of Poisonous Spiders who can kill with one bite. So ingrained into our developmental psychology. There are many reasons people watch horror and sometimes those motivations might change from day to day or from movie to movie. The complexity of the brain and variation in people’s tastes, don’t allow for a simple universal explanation. Movies are the ultimate artistic medium so far devised by mankind. It combines photography, motion, visual arts, acting, writing, and music – a sensory experience that engages us so completely that watching a movie is often compared to dreaming. Horror movies require us to face the unknown – to understand it and make it less scary. They allow us to see our fears and put them into context, to play what if, and in doing so, they shape our belief systems, how we see each other and ourselves. They are a safe place to explore and for some just a good bit of fun. The fact is we are just getting to understand how our brains work, but Scary stories – that is something that will never go away – in the words of Aurther Conan Doyle: “Where there is no imagination – there is no horror” – go out and make something terrifying

Answer 9

WE JUST WANT TO FEEL THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS NORMAL.

Answer 10

Adulthood and atheism ruined horror movies for me forever. The horror genre as we know it was mostly based upon the satanic panic of the 80's where things that go bump in the night are the result of satan, demonically possessed people, and malevolent spirits. The only horror movies that do anything for me now are more suspense type flicks that are somewhat plausible: (silence of the lambs, hostel, etc).

Answer 11

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Answer 12

Often scary movies are terrible. I don't enjoy them at all. They lack imagination and sometimes they try and make up with the crappy storyline by having a lot of gore/blood/violence/cruelty. Usually they aren't even scary at all, just lame. There's only a few I've ever liked.

When I want to see a horror movie its usually for the same reason I want to see a fantasy themed movie. It's supposed to excite your sense of wonder and show you things that aren't real, like ghosts or supernatural things. Unless it's a slasher movie or a movie about a serial killer or something, and I'm not sure why you'd want to see those.

Answer 13

there are some feelings/emotions we have inside us that are never used and we want to make sure they are still there and we're on top of it for being humans. We rarely get goose bumps yet that's a good but strange feeling. We don't all get a chance to yell or scream (because it's inappropriate in most settings), and so we just want to let go of that emotion. And we like curling up in a loved one's arms and feeling vulnerable sometimes.

Answer 14

As a person who gets really scared from scary movies, I can say, personally, it's because even though I know I'm going to be freaked out, I enjoy the adrenaline rush

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Answer 16

We need distractions from our own troubles, horrors and tragedies. For a short time, we can see someone in a terrible situation, and it's getting worse, and so on. We all have our own favorites, because for some of us, one is too boring, or too gross, or too much bad language even. Some prefer comedy with horror, and others like a sense of helplessness.

But it helps us forget our differences, and bond together in the hatred of some creature, or sympathy/gratification for the victim(s). Maybe we appreciate each other more after the end of the movie because of this bond. Hmm...maybe if we all watch a few...nah.

Answer 17

It seems from comments here on answers the we need to be scared, it’s good for us, watching scarcer movies gets our adrenalin moving. I am afraid I don’t like them, these horror films. The walking dead is an example of how far we are going down into a ghoulish fascination of blood and guts. Lots of torture, people being cut up and mutilated in every ghastly way. I don’t understand how intelligent people can watch such rubbish.

After a while you get immune to all this horror, so you have to go further down the pit.

Until you become one of the walking dead.

With no feelings, only pain and suffering makes you smile

Answer 18

It's a complex question, but in simple terms, we enjoy the feeling of being scared. A scary movie is an example of acceptable;e risk, which means we can get the phyco-chemical response while still in a safe setting.

Answer 19

I watch them but I don't get scared. There are no scary movies!



I'm sure it has something to do with knowing that it can't happen to you, or it's not happening to you, and that when it's over you can feel relieved and safe and secure.



But please, if anyone knows of a REAL scary movie, do let me know. I've seen them all, most of them make me laugh, they're so terrible.

Answer 20

Very few horrors got me scared. And it was probably because I was like 12-13 back then. I watch them because of the storyline. As crazy at it sounds,I would actualy want to experience some of them lol. Sadly my country is poor in haunted places and I don't have the money to travel around lol.

Answer 21

Maybe it's because we're bored, and need a change in emotion. I watched a scary movie tonight. I never watch them, but it's Halloween and I don't have other plans. I regret it now, because I feel sad and sick to my stomach. See what happens when you're bored?

Answer 22

We are EMOTIONAL animals. DRIVEN by emotions NOT logic. We yearn to just FEEL things, NOT KNOW THINGS, which is harder. Would you rather study music or just get a *******? 99% will choose the *******. FEW create this world the 99% just follow their emotions mostly and can't wait to drink themselve into a stupor, watch movies that have NOTHING to do with REAL life, and escape REAL life in any kind of fantasy imaginable. LOSERS

Answer 23

My answer would be that its funny to know something is going to happen and when you scream you kinda laugh in the inside like wow I really got scared. Being scared is kind of like your mind thinking that somethings going to happen. You may find that your fingers get tingley and you will have bumps on your arms and legs aka goose bumps. If your like me you will laugh at these things because we all know most of the things we see are never going to happen. When was the last time you say a girl walk out of your own T.V. I mean come on we all love that little thrill we get when we jump/scream/maybe even cry.

Answer 24

Scary movies have a lot in common with scary roller-coasters. They allow people to become terrified in a controlled or "safe" environment. Terror causes people to feel larger-than-usual amount of adrenaline and, as respondent PlanC noted, that adrenaline provides high levels of stimulation (coupled with fear). However, adrenaline is not only a stimulant - it also can bring about euphoria. Our feelings of well-being following a large adrenaline rush is a lot like the thrill of victory felt by athletes in a highly contested competition or delivering a successful speech before a large audience. The subsidence of adrenaline - its fading away - is a very pleasing sensation. We get to feel a huge blast of emotional arousal without actually having to score a winning touchdown, and anyone can do it. Hence the nickname, cheap thrills.

Answer 25

1-Because people can be told by parents about things that are dangerous, so the son can be aware of it, when they face it, they will be scared Example: Someone will attempt to stab you with knife, of course you would flight or fight: that means you will do physical reaction without thinking what to do, even if you see person stabbed someone with knife in real life, you would run wouldn't ya?

2-Everyone is born with their natural, it is natural for people to get scared it's very important emotion in life, some people can't be scared when watching movies.

3-Because vision can alert your body and you will get scared, and your brain will change a little bit and your body will be alerted when you have that nervous.

Answer 26

The same reason we like roller coasters, sky diving, bungee jumping, and ghost stories around a camp fire: They scare the heck out of us, then when its over, we feel such release of tension that we actually relax more deeply after the fact. It's the same principal as release tension in your body they suggest tense your shoulders then release the tension. They are actually therapeutic in that we get our frustrations and stressors out when we get freaked out by something, then the problem/situation of real life doesn't seem quite as bad.

Answer 27

I don t really find scary movies scary. Only thing I find scary is Jeff the Killer whenever I search something on Google and it accidentally appears. But lately I ve not frozen when I ve seen him (as much as the first time anyway). I swear if one of my friends wanted to troll me and show me a picture of him, I would kick that friend hard.

Answer 28

I asked this exact same question today to myself. The reason is rooted in the human psyche. It's the same reason why people enjoy telling scary tales around a camp fire; we are curious beings that are interested in the unknown.

Answer 29

Well, because it brings a little excitement in our lives. Its out of our comfort zones, nothing is exciting when you stay inside your comfort zone. We all like a little change and excitement in our lives. As Tim Burtons The Nightmare before Christmas said, "Life's no fun without a good scare"

Answer 30

I guess its the adrenaline or the thrill out of being scared for a few seconds that is addictive and makes you want to watch horror movies

Answer 31

Usually I don`t view horror movies; -

recently, I watched with real look- way fear, ...near - terror, the movie (BTW- not `horror` genre,)

`What Dreams May Come`.

Perhaps it was due to the lead - actor`s phaving passed away,

or the Baudelaire - type settings

or the plot itself.

I kept going to see the film`s outcome...which is why we watch..to see the good guys not destroyed

or...otherwise...

modern versions of the harrowing fairy tales of childhood..seminal for life.

Answer 32

the same reason we drink alcohol, have unprotected sex, and make all sorts of other bad decisions: it has to do with the human condition.



most people start drinking alcohol either as a test to see what it's like, or to prove they are "manly" enough to handle it (or more capable than men, in the case of some women). plus it gives us sensations we've not felt before.



we have unprotected sex because "we're horny NOW!" and want to satisfy our desires on-demand, and so our logic becomes skewed. plus, our adrenaline level rises, and as that happens, blood starts pumping into...certain areas, making it *ahem* HARD for us to say no.



and most other bad decisions? those are made because we are stupid. well, undereducated, to be more accurate. we don't know enough about the situation, but our "I WANT IT NOW!" inside voice urges us to make a snap decision, and so we make poor, uneducated decisions.



human nature in all 3 cases.



in the case of scary movies, we try to prove we can handle it, and thus prove it to ourselves, and our peers.

Answer 33

Humans were made to confront fears. During prehistoric times we had to face off against wild scary animals that could also kill us. Confronting fear is a challenge for survival, where you test your physiological endurance.There is also a sense of adventure facing the unknown. and unexpected. Scary movies are like survival guides showing us what it is like to be in a worst case scenario, and almost all the time show us the protagonist fight for survival.

Answer 34

Because that's the purpose of HORROR genre to scare audience, it's entertainment it's market.



btw, Should I use the hashtag?

Answer 35

Because we know that we are safe even if we are scared watching the movie, so experiencing it won't harm us actually it is fun and interesting.

Answer 36

Well, getting scared while watching movies is one of the most entertaining things in life.



Have a great day and I wish my answer helped.

Answer 37

Cos we're human

Answer 38

I think some people watch (or read) horror for the same reason some people ride rollercoasters, and do a ton of other stuff. And mind you, this is terror, but "at a safe distance". People know the slasher isn't going to jump through the tv screen and knife them to death any more than the Xenomorph is going to tackle them in the hallway and turn them into a human incubator. Let's face it, only a lunatic will knowingly walk into a cage, wrapped in sausages, and call a hungry lion over for lunch.

Answer 39

But, i don't be scared by inactive scary things, like movies.

Answer 40

I don't watch scary movies for that reason, why would you want to feel scared, its insane

Answer 41

r me its because we like to watch them. Even know they will scare the crap out of us. That's how everyone here in America is, we love to be thrilled by horror

Answer 42

Some people enjoy the thrill of being scared. When the adrenaline surges through your body, some people think to feels good.

Answer 43

We have the need to be frightened.We get it into our minds that we need to be frightened.Our body prepares us for it.Sometimes you might start sweating a lot when you are watching a scary movie.

Answer 44

Guess most of us do love horror films and for the one's who do not u have to choices turn the volume down or do not watch as it was not for the sound effects and lighting it would not be the same .Also we watch them as we want to be scared there is no other reason .

Answer 45

Why do we make horror movies?



1) Reality/Flesh is illusory 2) There is a spiritual mirror.



All words have etymology, and all stories are pertained.

OK Dracula is named after a certain historical figure, but the story lines are no way in resemblance to the activities of Vlad the impaler. (The story lines are always pertinent to sucking human beings dry)



Why do we visually depict and portray horror scenes on stage like Dutch painters did in the 16th century. EG: Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the Elder?



Are we subconsciously or unconsciously trying to tell ourselves something – I say this because all the main religions tell us we're not even conscious at all.

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IE:- 1) Zombie movies: Ghandi, Jesus, 11 of the twelve apostles, Martin Luther, Malcolm X, John Lennon, Bob Marley etc. (The dead caught them)



Why do we make movies like "The six sense, and The others", are we trying to tell ourselves something?



Who are the dead?



Answer:- US !!!



(Collosions 3:3)

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.



ISLAM.

The Koran itself seems quite clear: "And you were dead, and He brought you back to life. And He shall cause you to die, and shall bring you back to life, and in the end shall gather you unto Himself." (2:28).



Buddhism

Avidyā (Sanskrit; Pāli: avijjā; Tibetan phonetic: ma rigpa) is commonly translated as "ignorance" or "delusion".



Hinduism

He who is forgetful of the Self, mistaking the physical body for it, and goes through innumerable births, is like one who wanders all over the world in a dream. Thus, realizing the Self would only be like waking up from the dream­wanderings.

Sri Ramana Maharshi (December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950)

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IE:- 2) We make demon, vampire, werewolf and monster movies? - There are people in the world who's business is reliant upon human frailty (So these things are spiritually mirrored) -- Human frailty is the biggest prime market in the world of which the paradigm we know to be capitalism is inextricably linked with - (Escapism, and a propensity to be violent, desiring and promiscuous--> Hollywood----------And prime market slave trades >> Banks, politics, bureaucracy, law and associated organizational monogamy while some two tier demonic doctors and scientists constantly strive to conquer this condemnation keeping the elixir for themselves) – Professional parasites, Gambling casino bosses, sex trade pimps, drugs and arms dealers ect - Yes, demons, vampires, werewolves and monsters indeed !



The characters always resemble animals, while the story lines pertain to human activity.



Sorry, don't like suits too.



"The road to hell is paved with stylish shoes." George Gurdjieff.

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Answer 46

While I enjoy horror films, no fear is involved. I wouldn't watch them if I was the fainthearted, jittery Yahoo type. That would be perverse.

Answer 47

The same reason we watch TV...it's way fun than reading

Answer 48

Its the adrenaline rush and the come down afterwards.

For me, I can do without being scared as those sort of movies stay with me for a long, long time and bed somehow is never as comfortable......

Answer 49

One word: adrenaline. If it weren't for the fact that the FDA would never approve it, someone would have bottled the stuff by now.

Answer 50

dude not every body likes scary movie..but some people addicted to it or because of their desire to see monster's shape

Answer 51

In realty we know that it's not real. It is exciting and all that but it's just for fun.

Answer 52

It's fun. And if we didn't, it's possible that when life throws real fear our way, like an actual attack, the shock to our system would be so foreign we would be more likely to have a heart attack and die. It's like building up a tolerance for fear.

Answer 53

Because we know that we are safe even if we are scared watching the movie, so experiencing it won't harm us actually it is fun and interesting.

Answer 54

By the adrenaline rush we get... maybe. For instance we go on roller coasters or bungie jump with the ideas running through our mind that something could go wrong and thats where that good feeling of adrenaline rush in.

Answer 55

Watching scary movies brings out emotions and feelings that you rarely feel. And it can be a thrill to feel those feelings.

Answer 56

Because you want to be better at not falling for fictional tricks and because being scared is partially the point of Halloween.

Answer 57

to help alleviate all our irrational fears.

seeing horror makes us feel tougher inside.

Answer 58

scary movies keep us in present. its the best thing happen to humans to be in present.

Answer 59

Gets your blood pumping...its like why people go sky diving or get on roller coasters, all these things are scary but its exciting

Answer 60

To add credibility to the movie's concept, keep the garage door open (if there is one) and other doors open or at least unlocked while viewing this film and of course sitting with your back towards the open door. Lower the brightness output of the TV and shut off all ambient lights. This should help the scare factor.

Answer 61

There is no such thing as a scary movie. They not real, just movies. It is the real World that is scary.

Answer 62

when you are scared (if there is a real threat) the chemical Dopamine is released into the brain (and a different one but lets not worry about that) which makes you run (Dopamine is also the chemical which makes you happy) so when you watch a horror movie the there is no real threat and you know this but your brain doesn't so the Dopamine is still released but not the one witch makes you run

Answer 63

Its a psychology thing.Humans enjoy the sensation of fear, as it is key to survival, or was before civilization, anyway. Also we feel the need to prove our fearlessness to our peers and the easiest modern way is to watch the latest horror movie. Not that horror movies are a good thing. After a while nothing shocks you anymore. Literally. A mother could torture her baby to death in front of you and you wouldn't flinch. But this doesn't stop it being OK to watch one or two occasionally. Everyone likes a good horror movie now and then.

Answer 64

to feel the adrenaline and to realize that our lives are not as worse as we think they are? lol idek

Answer 65

It's a thrill to watch scary movies. It gives me stomach pain watching really scary movies like the first 'Alien or The Thing', so I don't do it much!

Answer 66

We love the sense of excitement and suspense scary movies give us

Answer 67

We all like to get scared once in a while watching a good movie because it's fun. Its like saying why do people do bungee jumping when they know that they will probably scream well is the same concept. Instead of watching a comedy movie or a drama movie many of us prefer to watch horror movies because they are more entertaining especially the ones that keep you awake at night (i.e. The Conjuring, Anabelle etc...)

Answer 68

We(well most of us) love jumps scares. We want to feel the blood rush round our body as the killer stabs the unsuspecting victim, we want to feel the adrenaline pump around our body as the young girl starts killing. For years and years people have wanted to be scared,some people crave the jump scares.

Answer 69

it all depends if its ****

Answer 70

Nice thrill

Answer 71

somtims we like that stuff

Answer 72

I DONT KNOW BECAUSE I DONT LET MYSELF BE SCARED

Answer 73

I think we let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies because we want to see how much we can stomach and our hearts can take. I have never made it through Halloween/2/3/4.... even. So I suppose that would make me "chicken". I don't watch scary movies anymore but have watched and attempted to watch a few with my daughter. She loves them despite my "what is that? and "oh my God's" when she is watching on TV. My little 6 year old granddaughter does not even know that much about them nor ever watches. At least, I don't think so. She is very much a fan of Hotel Transylvania. So I better keep on the lookout cause the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree". Praise the Lord.

Answer 74

Humans do good work under stress...and there is bad stresslike being overworked.going through a divorce..illness or the death of a loved one..and good stress or eustress that occurs when you first meet someone exciting and new, finding out you are expecting, a new car deal is accomplished.. where the mind is sharpened. endorphins which give pleasure are released...the stress or fright caused by a scary movie or thriller is that delicious stress..that makes us feel more alive...you will even catch some people laughing nervously...or the occasional psychopath laughing with delight.

Answer 75

Adrenalin. After the scary part you come back to your senses and then laugh or mop the floor and the process repeats.

Answer 76

Because I'm a messed-up individual.



It is also a fantasy of mine to watch a scary film with a hot chick; she will be all curled up against me throughout and not want to leave my side at the end of it :3

Answer 77

It's a morbid fascination most of us have........

Look at the Ancient Romans, they liked to watch the Gladiators kill each other....looking back we think they were terrible people (which is true), but Horror and Gore was fascinating to them, nowadays we watch Horror movies for perhaps the same purpose (but we're more humane because it's not real).

Answer 78

we want to be scared.

Answer 79

Because the scary is a normal thig of being human!

Answer 80

Because we love the thrill, we love the stimulation that it provides our brain. It's like taking drugs there is nothing pleasant about feeling dizzy and or experiencing everything in slow motion, but people do it because their brain likes to be stimulated.

Answer 81

Similarly, why do we go on roller coasters that we think are scary? For the thrill. Everyone loves thrill.

Answer 82

Cause its interesting, and you know it isnt real, and fictive scary stuff is really interesting.

Answer 83

It's fun and exhilarating. I always try to be sensitive to horror movies in order to make myself scream.

Answer 84

Because we want to feel this scare and every time we push ourselves to do some thing challenging..Because of that we can know ourselves and our capability.

Answer 85

Good question.

This is just a guess, but some people like the feeling of being scared. They want to see if they have to guts to do it. Others dislike the feeling of being scared, so they don't allow themselves to watch it, so they don't experience the feeling.

Answer 86

because we act that we are not scared by anything or anyone.

Answer 87

we want to face critical situation ,when it comes then how we face these problem effectively.

tendency of human being is adventure in his own life.

Answer 88

It's fun! I love scary movies, they aren't even scary. They are cool. Also people like to prepare for when they get scared. That's why I like them.

Answer 89

I hate it - I don't see the point. We spend our lives chasing happiness and then scare the crap out of ourselves watching movies...smh

Answer 90

The answer we are seeking is suspension of disbelief.



From an evolutionary standpoint, humans are biologically programmed, when investing our attention towards media such as radio, theater, television, movies, etc... To disregard all the rules of logic we take into account in our daily perceptive lives, and invest ourselves psychologically into that form of media, and enter a psychological phenomenon known as suspension of disbelief where we adapt to the rules or logic in the world a horror movie may culminate, and allow ourselves to believe this fictional world is real.



We will continue to believe this world portrayed in the horror film is real as long as the "rules" projected to us is consistent, and therefore the film makes sense in correspondence to the story is attempting to tell...



Elements applied to a story such as plot devices or setting structure create abstract "rules" to the story.



If a character ran into a chainsaw warehouse, it would be different if it only had one door, where the character would enter and never escape... Or if it had two doors, one where the character could enter and one the character could escape from.



These abstract conceptual rules are constants and variables in a story that when used right can create tension, or tight situations... When used poorly, could illustrate "easy" situations, or limply situations...



This is an example of applied "tension" in a situation" because all of the "rules" create synergy, and constraint...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWfK5JyD2bA



Walt needs money to save his family from getting killed, and Skyler gives all of his money to his boss to save Walt... This is a situation that couldn't easily be solved, and therefore creates tension...





This is an example of poorly illustrated situations, a situation that could be easily avoided...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk_bsgqhQTc



This scene is rather sad... Though the fact that he could have easily opened the door and closed it in time removes tension, and just makes the scene feel weak...





Anyway, on to my point, when a writer is consistent in the logic that a setting operates in correspondence to... It makes that world feel more believable, and therefore a horror movie is convincing enough to be scary.

Answer 91

because first we think it will be entertaning

Answer 92

Beacause the scary is a normal thing of being human.

Answer 93

Some people get a thrill from this , like those who go on fairground rides so they can scream, not everyone is like that, and yes I have a life !

Answer 94

Its sort of the same reason I watch either super sad/dramatic movies... I want to Feel something. I like movies that evoke emotion/thought in me, a reaction of some kind. Something very scary makes me Feel scared, something very sad makes me Feel sad, they make me feel.

Answer 95

I think it's a similar reason why people watch torture films. It's an endurance test. By the way, torture films mess with your brain a LOT more than horror films. Way more. As in, you can't eat for weeks, more. I suggest you watch a movie called "Salo: 120 days of Sodom." Then, after that, watch Cannibal Halocaust. Then watch "A Serbian Film."



You will be so traumatized when you are finished watching them. One you have watched those movies, you will have seen more rape scenes, murder scenes, ****-eating scenes, than you ever even cared to know about. Just watching it makes you feel like a bad person. You probably had no idea this genre even existed. That's why they are torture films - they are literally, mental torture. But people watch them, because they are an endurance test.



I think that people also do this because there is no other time where you can experience such a thing in a safe way. When you're watching a movie, you know it's going to come to an end, you know you're not going to get hurt, you know no one is going to get hurt. Horror films can give you a thrill of a dangerous situation without actually being in one, it's an adrenaline rush, that sort of thing.

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ADRENALINE

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To have that awesome feeling of being scared, basically the same reason we ride a rollercoaster

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we'll because some of us like to prove we are not scared and some of us just like to falls a asleep during the movie and said we watched it or say we aren't scared but really you can't sleep and when you do u get so scared you pee your pants or scream so why do we let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies because we like to feel brave coragtious and strong

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i watch scary movie for the excitement in the movie

because that feels good

also

i like to see how people imagine scary monsters... :D

and soundtrack helps to that excitement too.... :)

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because they're entertaining and not boring like many other genres

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We watch them because the plot intrigues us.

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because we love to be scared.

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It is all about tricking the human mind : PSYCHOLOGY.

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1every one got there own interest,and as in movies,every one is interested in different category of movies,and as in horror,its bcs its something which people usually dont see in there common life,and if someone does,so he/she wont share it with every one,and a research shows that people usually love suspense full movies,and horror movie is the best example for it

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because we want to be entertained, and we want to feel the excitement.

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I don't really enjoy SCARY movies. I think we watch it a lot during Summer~Fall to make us chill and stay cool. That is what my dad said when ask him why do people watch scary movies.

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yo odio esas peliculas no las veo para nada

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I would say it's because, we as humans are very curious, and that curiosity leads us into positions where we unconsciously are always wanting to challenge ourselves. Most would consider watching a "scary movie" to be a challenge, therefore making us coax ourselves into watching one.

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The same reasons we use rollercoasters, do bungee jumping, parachute jumping etc. The thrill and the adrenaline rush can be quite intoxicating for many people. A scary movie plays on our fears, some of which we never voice, but the confrontation with them and the fact that watching a movie is a safe activity gives us the adrenaline while there is no need to flee. All we are left with is the "high" of the adrenaline rush.



Also, some people watch scary movies as a way of confronting their own fears. We know we can switch off the movie, we know we're safe while watching them, so they are ways of approaching our fears without being in danger.

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It flexes the imagination, one of the most powerful ways to experience a thrill. Yes, it's for the adrenaline, but it's also a vent for the fear that we carry around with us on unconscious and subconscious levels.

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For me its because we like to watch them. Even know they will scare the crap out of us. That's how everyone here in America is, we love to be thrilled by horror

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Because we like the adrenaline rush

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because that's the whole point of a scary movie to be scared.

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Why do suburban house wives watch Law and Order SVU, a show about raping and killing children?



Why do post-college refuges working at Starbucks never shut up about economics and watch PBS shows about it?



Why do the uneducated love to tell you about science?



It's simple catharsis. Whatever your tension is, that's what you are drawn to as a way to release that tension. I like comedy about racism and honesty about life because they are things I don't get to express often. The housewives don't get to talk about how they fear their kids safety. And the average American doesn't know what to do with the antzyness around the safety that their parent's smothered them with, so they watch movies about getting killed.



On a personal note, when knife fights are of have been a part of everyday life, horror movies aren't that exiting. A movie that explores how the lawyer down the street worked really hard to have a dream life but now regrets it but has to battle between obligation and freedom to find his own heart in a post-suburbia world, teetering on the fence between his violent past and the skills he's learned to work as a professional; where there isn't a clear ending, that's a movie I might watch. That quarter-life/life battle is my tension.

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no

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were dumb

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Because it makes us feel naughty and you can get away with things like grabing your girl and holding her close to protect her of course! Feel in the blanks. Good luck.

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Why are you referring to yourself as a 'we'? Are you part of a Borg collective and incapable of comprehending individuality?

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Because somtime we need scary feeling or scary entertainment.

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Its a trend you were taught as a child. you see its the thing to do so you want to do it too... like halloween.



I discovered how evil scary mvies are and uncool. killing people is not cool, and I belive that energies come out of the movies or your home. Now adays the movies are unwatchable...people who are desensitized...or have no real connection to energy are not in tune enough to notice it..but it gores down to belifs, spirituality, and like I said desensitizing which is waht the media wants...



dont watch anything violent for months..go a year...you will find it very disturbing and illogical.

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I think our subconscious tells us to be afraid. In modern day it is practically the norm to be watching scary movies with the lights off. We all know we will be scared in the end but thats why we watch it. The adrenaline pumps around our body. This can cause a rush and send you into an almost trance state of mind where it if fun to watch scary movies in the dark.

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It's not to be scared it's for the thrill of engagement.

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Inside every human being there is a monster that must be fed; some need tons of calories, others less; but violence is in our DNA.



We are not only defined by who we are, but also, and perhaps more importantly, by the monster that we have avoided to become.



Generally speaking, scary movies don't do a thing for me.



Some people like to test their courage (in an otherwise peaceful society) by watching scary movies. I sincerely doubt that people in the war zones, who actually LIVE those scary realities, would crave the same empty thrills and baseless tests of courage.



Like Love, Evolution, too, Is a Many-Splendored Thing.



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fear factor

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Ah! Vsauce has a video consisting of this question. It is really helpful and i suggest you check it out.

The video is called, "Why are we morbidly curious?"

Link here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbdMMI6ty0o

Michael from Vsauce has other helpful videos which include the explanation of fear.

Michael Explains that we are continually curious no matter what, and always want to test ourselves with creepy or eerie challenges. Humans feel 'stronger' facing their fears, and enjoy it while they can.

Later on, of course they end up being scared, with images or thoughts in their minds, causing physical and mental effects of slumber and positive thoughts. Michael Vsauce says facing our fears may cause us to feel braver and better about ourselves for that short while, and we enjoy that short feeling of being scared.

It causes our imagination to challenge itself with things we do not desire, in a stereotypical, dreamy manner. We all have that slight daredevil personality inside of us, and with that it comes with being scared.

To sum it up, us humans are Curious daily and want to test ourselves with not only things we love, but things we hate.

I really suggest you watch Michael Vsauce's video. It is extremely helpful.

Thank you

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Adrenaline rush! We all love it!!!

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The only "scary movie" that scared me shitless was The Thing from 1982. Another one was Alien and Aliens, but didn't scare me as bad as The Thing did.

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Simply put, we know the movie will never happen in real life, yet we still get scared. Why? Because once we see the movie, it looks so real the mind just can't help but think "but... what if this happened to me?" Then your imagination takes over and you start making all these situations in your mind of what might have happened if it was real. Then as your imagination gets restless, it combats your reasoning ability and the imagination starts to take over. After some time (depends on each person), nothing bad based on the movie happens so reason returns.

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Because humans act like chickens, but deep down some of us just enjoy the thrill of being afraid.

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Every once in a while we are all thrill seekers. Different emotions are good for you.

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People like the adrenaline rush I suppose, many Good answers here, but People enjoy being frightened, I though do not, Movies have rarely am scared watching a movie



This scares me for some reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u5VM9D_me0

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One word: Satisfaction

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We can put the negative emotions released when we are seeing movie，then we can make body and mind relax

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Honestly It Could be Easily relatable as RollerCoaster Rides, We go in for the Climax, Like the Feeling Of Suprises, Or Maybe an Adrenaline Rush, When People Turn Of the Lights For Scary Movies Or any Other type of Movie Is Usually To Hide the settings that Surrounds us So we Can Feel Like We Set in the Movie.

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i think its cuz it makes us less terrfied in real life

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I don't get scared of horror movies.

I think people get into it because of the music. That's just my opinion. i've noticed the mood changes as soon as the music changes and the suspense builds up. I don't know however, why people

'can't sleep' after watching an alleged scary movie.



However, i do get scared from horror games since it's interactive and I'm controlling it. When i was like 6 i used to be reaaally scared of the game zelda. The creepy music that would blast up when im about to get attacked and the depressed tree scared me. I had a hard time sleeping because of the fear was huge.

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Horror movies give us intense feelings by scaring us so it gets our adrenaline flowing and stuff. It's like riding a roller coaster except it costs less. People keep watching them because we like what excites us. That's why guys often watch horror movies with their girlfriends because it makes them associate those exciting feelings and adrenaline rushes with each other.

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I don't...

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The after effects is called over-stimulation. Moie cannot produce an atual emotion so an artificial stimulation is used. that's the reason you don't recall a scary movie sequences after a period if time.

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Its the nature of the human body. For example: If we watch a funny comedy we laugh, on the other hand when we watch a horror movie we get scared

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If you would stop watching them they would stop making them.

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adrenalin, the thrill of being scared

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Everyone as diferent tastes.

Some like funny stuff , others romantic.



But as for horror.



It goes like , first of all you would have to like a category and that would be horror.



Second of all:You would want to get that feeling of...intense , preasure , frightning , and simplely playing scary moment.



Peaple that like horror , would mostly want to feel that moment where your vunerable , you feel something in your chest ,its an adventure but yet scary , it gives you a feeling and that feeling is what makes you like horror , and from impulse or from what i just wrote this is why people let themselfs be scared

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I believe that we like watching movies knowing that we will be scared because of the stimuli associated with watching the movie. Some people have higher optimal arousal levels and may seek to fulfil it even by negative stimuli such as fear. When watching these movies we may get a rush from the excitement or the fear itself. This is why I believe we like horror movies; for the same reason that people do risky activities.

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All us true horror movie buffs enjoy being scared, that's why we do it. I like being terrified after a good horror flick. But for me, I'm very hard to scare because I've been desensitized over the years. But when I do get scared, I'm enjoying it a great deal.

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I will see a scary movie only to impress a potential love interest and I will pretend I watch while my mind is elsewhere. I do this because I don't like scary movies and afterwards is stuck in my mind. I don't have nightmares or anything like this but I do have the lights open the rest of the night.

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It's our ears and eyes that signals our brain to be scared when we feel like there's something scary. Our brain then signals every neurons to respond and such that, we will be scared

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To be honest, all "scary" movies are lame and cheesy.

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I think its fun to be scared and as a kid I loved making my house look scary. Watching scary movies keeps me a kid at heart.

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I don't get scared of horror movies in the least.



Nothing is as scary as the real world, the fact that we're all going to either get sick and die, or die before our time due to a gruesome accident or violence. Movies that have alternate realities, such as ghosts, demons, and aliens only show a fictional world that is kinder than the real world, in which is short and brutal and death is forever.

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IDK

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Its the greatest con-job put on people ...hey folks i have a great idea , i want to scare the living crap out of people ..and get them to pay me for it ! imagine the rejection whoever dreamt up the horror flic must have had ,or whoever invented the roller coaster ..

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Nosso cérebro produz um tipo de proteção para a mente,já que o susto faz com que os neurônios tomem um choque.

O susto também funciona como uma alarme,assim como o medo,que altera a fonte de trabalho do organismo ao ver o perigo,no caso...o susto que você já sabe que vai tomar.

O fato é que filmes de terror já preparam a mente para susto maiores,assim como o exercício físico prepara os músculos.

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i am absolutely disturbed when i watch horror movie,my whole mind is disturbed and cant think properly.unless you are someone that absolutely loves horror and love the exitement and thrill,do yourself a favor and dont watch

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because it is fun - do not look too deep into this REALLY!

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Do not watch them, after I wath sum all i can think of is them, they have a bad effect on me...

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Sometimes we love to curl up on a sofa, turn the light off, and get ready to watch a very scary movie. BUT WHY?? When we know that at the end of the movie...we'll be terrified...

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being alive means being separated from death

we all know this, even if we don't.

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We want to be scared

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Well first you have to understand Dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical the brain releases as a response to certain things. It give you the feeling you get when you are in love, or excited. The reason a lot of people love checking their feed is because it releases Dopamine. Different things trigger different amounts of Dopamine for different people. Such as checking feed, falling in love, or watch horror movies. I get low Dopamine release from social media, but very high release from horror movies. A lot of times it's not even your personality that determines if you like certain things, it's the Dopamine you get from them.

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i cant think of any scary movies that really ****** with me to bad lately but when they do **** with me its usually after i watch it and im alone the only one i can think of that has done that for me without wanting to go lurk around to make sure no ones watching me and if they are kick there *** is sinister i swear i thought that guy was watching me for like 2 weeks maybe a month idk im a lil paranoid though and blood and gore doesnt bother me especially on tv

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I think people tend to like being scared, when they know they are actually safe! Psychologically it's fun to know that nothing can happen to you, while you still get to imagine you are in that scenario and problem solve how you would handle a dangerous situation.

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cos becos

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maybe the question isn't why do we watch horror movies, maybe the question is why do we watch movies

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We let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies because it gives thrill. When we watch movies we get submerged in the fictional world of movie. It cause us to act like we are part of movie too. And like after every thrilling event, our brain release feel-good harmones to make us feel good and reduce stress. Ultimately, feel-good harmones and our natural defense mechanism are responsible for letting ourselves watch scary movies.

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We want to let ourselves to be scared because it gives a feeling that are not usually felt. It is proven that a little fear is good for you. It is also because we have gotten dull to our surroundings because there no threat whatsoever. Fear help us stay alive, to survive and we lack that feeling due to our new and modern economy and surrounding. That is why we let ourselves be scared to death by watching a scary movie.

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New research from David Zald shows that people differ in their chemical response to thrilling situations. One of the main hormones released during scary and thrilling activities is dopamine, and it turns out some individuals may get more of a kick from this dopamine response than others do. Basically, some people’s brains lack what Zald describes as “brakes” on the dopamine release and re-uptake in the brain. This means some people are going to really enjoy thrilling, scary, and risky situations while others, not so much.



Lots of people also enjoy scary situations because it leaves them with a sense of confidence after it’s over. Think about the last time you made it through a scary movie, or through a haunted house. You might have thought, “yes! I did it! I made it all the way through!” So it can be a real self-esteem boost. But again, self-scaring isn't for everyone, and there are lots of psychological and personal reasons someone may not enjoy scary situations.



To really enjoy a scary situation, we have to know we’re in a safe environment. It’s all about triggering the amazing fight-or-flight response to experience the flood of adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine, but in a completely safe space. These senses are directly tied to our fear response and activate the physical reaction, but our brain has time to process the fact that these are not “real” threats. Our brain is lightning-fast at processing threat.



Monsters are defying the general laws of nature in some way. They have either returned from the afterlife (ghosts, demons, spirits) or they are some kind of non-human or semi-human creature. This speaks to the fact that things that violate the laws of nature are terrifying. And really anything that doesn't make sense or causes us some sort of dissonance, whether it is cognitive or aesthetic, is going to be scary (axe-wielding animals, masked faces, contorted bodies).



This is why we let ourselves be scared by watching scary movies and visiting haunted house, thrill rides, etc...

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We like them because they give us some sense of courage, a challenge, a strange and new feeling. Because life, ordinary, is so dull. Fear excites us more than anything else. Even sex can't give that give that excitement. Man is hungry for things thrilling!

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It gives us a sense of adrenaline, sometimes we just think it is fun, different strokes for different folks.

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It's almost like standing up to a bully without the consequences.

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no

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Because in our relatively safe world.....no wild animals to fight for food......our instinct is to feel fear....keeps us sharp and watching scary movies is a safe way of doing it.



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it is suspense you dont know what is going to happen , the music or the background sound make it scary thrust me a horror movie wont be scary if they dont have background song or sound it is mostly about the sound or the silence , also if you dont know what is going to happen it will be scary

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Risk without the consequences, same reason people enjoy rollercoasters and amusement parks. Our lives lack excitement so it has gained entertainment value.

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Logic clearly dictates according to history we are not exactly the brightest lot, nor the sharpest crayons in the box.

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Only the immature are afraid of a movie

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Because i's fun to be scared.

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Curiosity. What lays beyond that I don't know about? Could I handle (name your terror) if it happened for real? What would I do if (name your terror) happened to me? Fear is a fundamental protective response in every normal human brain, and it drives us to prepare for threats when we are not aware we are doing it. And no matter what people say about horror movies not being "real", they portray absolutely real fears that we all have-AND real things that could happen to us. Dramatic methods/characters are used to make up for a real life experience being shrunk into a one-dimensional screen, but the story is always ultimately about a real event that COULD happen, namely: what if something/someone can or wants to hurt me or kill me or my loved ones...maybe in horrible ways? That is something that is part of the reality of life.

People get murdered and tortured every single day. Maybe not in your town or neighborhood (that you know of), but in every country its going on (sorry to burst your happy bubble, all you die-hard "positive" thinkers!). A deep part of us, unless we've been unusually sheltered, knows this, though the sheltered or "positive thinkers" would be the ones to say a phrase most of us will find familiar: "I never thought something like this could happen to me.".

So we are drawn to face our fears, to see if or how we could handle it. Horror movies also can make us feel that we are safe as we face the fear, because the horror is happening "out there" and the situations/characters-while extreme and dramatized for effect-let us face certain fears while encouraging us to think, "That couldn't happen to me." Horror movies create what is a false sense of having faced a fear because your cognitive mind says it couldn't happen, but your limbic brain hangs on to the images, leaving you with conflicting messages that make you want to see another horror movie! I don't believe they are really a healthy simulus to the brain. There are plenty of other ways to amuse ourselves that won't cause nightmares and jitters, and can actually be more constructive.

There is one group of disturbed people who watch horror movies from the other persepective: that of the perpetrator. Often people who love horror movies and watch them every chance they get are dealing with rage, violence or narcissistic issues. They rather enjoy seeing people getting hurt or killed; they like identifying with the all-powerful entity that is causing so much pain and destruction. Something to think about!

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Because it's fun.

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Exactly, i said that to myself about a decade ago and stopped watching them, never looked back, why put yourself through that

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Because we love the feeling of adrenaline we get when we are scared

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I thought everyone knew the answer to that question. People do it for the endorphin rush.

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simple realy,because the scary movies triggers certain emotions and chemicals in the brain giving us euphoric feelings,

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answer you enjoy the thrill of it like a natural high especially if it viewed alone and in the dark/

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I like strange dreams so i watch them before bed.

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yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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yes

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its not so much what we see that scares us, its the sudden loud music that does it. its not the monsters or the gore. its the sudden LOUD music / sounds. why...? the release of chemicals in the body feels nice..

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Because who wants to pay good money to have something not do what is advertised/expected

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Because frightful is delightful and NEVER boring. Is that SO hard to understand?

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I think you should have asked this instead:



Explain why do we continue our userbase to be scared by our constantly hideous updates? #ExplainThis?

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cause it gives a healthy dose of adrenalin in blood.

my eyes dilates like crazy

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The primitive emotion thrill of it.

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I think if we cant get athrill from something else such as excitement or pleasure then we tend to get it from fear

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We like to be scared

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1 vicarious catharsis

2 how brave are you, really?

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It is only fate that drags you to commit such mistakes and then suffer for it.

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I think for a lot of people, it's how they get their thrills.

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we are scared after watching it because even we know its not real but we will imagine that it is real

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Gets the heart pumping and makes us feel more alive.

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I love the high I get its a rush

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"Scary" movies don't really scare me….

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Adrenaline and curiosity.

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just to enjoy the thrill that comes with it

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It makes you experience how safe you are in comparison.

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because it's fun.

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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbdMMI6ty0o

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cauise its scary

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BECAUSE WE AREN'T AFRAID OF POLOTICS ANYMORE......THEY MORE OF A JOKE !!!

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por que nos encanta las peliculas de terror y sus caracteres. :)

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To feel how fortunate they are to be safely where they are.

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for the thrill of it..... makes people feel alive

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There is nothing to fear, but fear itself

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sugestion

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Well ain't terrified. Dunno if it's just me or there are others like me.

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no

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no

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no

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no

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no

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IDK

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IDK

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IDK