4/19/2013

The Popularity of Horror Movies

By Kevin Maohu


There are so many people that enjoy horror movies even if they are quite scary. Such films are unsettling and they make watchers become frightened and panicked. They invoke a person's hidden fears that shock and at the same time entertain spectators in cathartic experience. The horror movies deal with a person's phobia, alienation, unknown fears, vulnerability, worst nightmares, fear of death, the loss of identity and a lot more. These movies open the person to the dark side of life and cause an impact through frightening and strange events.

Even before the creation of horror movies, scary ghost shapes have been imagined by many people. The viewer becomes emotionally involved and vulnerable to the unknown that creates a feeling of things unreal. Through watching a horror movie, one can explore the scary world and not worry about being in danger. The essence of feeling scared is the experience that a horror movie tries to deliver. The horror movies are quite interesting because of the thrilling experience that it brings by making the viewer feel scared due to the horrifying images that are shown.

Regarding the types of horror movies that you wish to see, there are so many you can find. Often, you'll see them combined with science fiction wherein a monster would be related to technology corruption or when the earth is being attacked by aliens. The horror movies are also called scary movies, chillers, macabre, spook-fests and they are popular in every generation. The best ones only suggest horror in hidden and subtle ways instead of obviously displaying disruptive faces and figures.

Having a film that is well-done and added with scary special effects, then this can be very powerful when it comes to tapping the viewer's dream states and also the fear of unknown things and even the fear of the person in one's self. In the past, most of the horror movies are made with a Gothic style. This means that they are set in scary old mansions, fog-shrouded castles and dark locations. Archfiends, zombies, evil spirits, demons, satanic villains and dualities would be the common characters in such films.

It cannot be denied that horror is one of the most popular genres of movies. They have become so appealing to different ages of viewers. The viewers do like to feel that scary feeling and watching such kind of movie the means to be frightened without actually being exposed to a dangerous environment. When it comes to the movie's social side, this helps friends get some bonding. There is definitely a different kind of fun experienced in viewing a scary movie. You would laugh aloud when one person jumps of his or her seat when a certain frightening scene alarms that person.

For decades long, the horror movies captured the interests of different individuals. With the modern technologies that are being used in making this kind of film, the horror movies these days have gotten much better.




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