To think horror films are horrible

I love a good ‘jump scare’ type horror film, but I hate anything that involves torture type stuff.

I really hated ‘Seven’ for example, and would never watch it again.

The thing that sticks me most as being terrifying from childhood was The Dungeons and Dragons cartoon movie where a character gets turned into an old lady. It scared the shit out of me. Aliens and terminator? Great. I read Stephen king at 10, it was fine. But that cartoon…

There’s a wide array of horror movie. Scream isn’t Psycho which isn’t Saw which isn’t The night of the living dead. Lumping the whole genre as bad because one freaked you out is daft.

I love horror movies. I prefer more psychological horror, but will watch other kinds too. The more gore fest ones are not for me, but the pull is that people like to be scared but safe. It’s that simple.

My brother and I were terrified by TV Black Beauty - {the kids version on Saturdays} where a horse was ridden by a man in a cloak and a skeleton mask through a graveyard.

It scared the crap out of us.

I agree OP. I find them quite disturbing and haven’t watched one in 15+ years. I would read a horror book and enjoy that though

Robert Mitchum was amazing. And that voice! ❤️

There's a movie that I think is technically technically considered horror but I don't think it's all that scary that's so underrated - Frailty. It doesn't have anything to do with Robert Mitchum, I just thought I'd it. It actually stars Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton. It's a supernatural thriller, and so good.

I love them, love being frightened, love the suspense, the frights, the jumpy bits, None of my friends like them so I go to the cinema on my own which makes it even scarier. There are some that are simply disturbing however. Not all horror films are the same.

The Shuttered Room was really good.

{They burned down a real old mill building to make that..}

'The Night of the Demon' is REALLY good!, based on M.R James ''Casting the Runes''

Possibly on Vimeo.

Ooh, that could well be it. The synopsis sounds about right. Thank you, I'll see if I can find it somewhere.

So well written! And agree with every word

I love a good horror. I was weaned on Hammer House of Horror when I was 9/10. Can’t believe my parents let me watch that now as a treat a couple of times at least. A vivid memory of a couple, who got caught in their secluded house with death level electrocution booby traps so they couldn’t escape. The dog made it out. It was a bit scary and stayed with me, nothing major. My same aged friend also watched it.

I hate them. Saw enough real life horror as a child and don't consider it entertainment.

It was Night Of The Hunter, which has a particularly stunning underwater shot. I really like the film Magic, starring Antony Hopkins. He was superb in it, and of course, the impressive Burgess Meredith.

A colleague once described (graphically) the plot of The Human Centipede to me. I was genuinely disturbed. I'm not a fragile type of person. I have never watched horror films. The closest I ever got was Sixth Sense (I realise this isn't really horror) and I spent weeks unable to be alone in my student house and sleeping on my friends' floors. Very inconvenient! I think I have a very willing imagination, and when I was young it was unrestrained so anything could trigger it. I am more sensible now but if an ad for a horror film comes on I switch channel.

I love horror. Saw films are great.

I don’t mind a gory horror. Quite enjoyed the Terrifier films.

I hit my limit at August Underground and Tater city. Didn’t make it through either. Think they miss stepped horror and were just horrible.

I love horror films. I like spooky, scary things in general tbh - books, history, so on and so forth, though I don't believe in ghosts at all. I just enjoy being scared (which lots of horror films don't manage to do for me that often, but I still enjoy the ride), but I also find folklore and that kind of thing fascinating too. Old creepy tales and weird creatures, etc. As an author, I also enjoy writing horror!

Psychological horror is interesting, too. I like anything that has me wondering how I'd cope in specific scenarios. The human brain is a fascinating place! I think torture porn is boring as hell, but I don't mind a bit of gore as long as it's not gratuitous. I don't find that scary, just dull when it's excessive. I'm just not particularly squeamish. Spooky is my favourite though, I want to be freaked out by shadows and small things that are off kilter slowly building up into something horrific.

I love the early Saw films. It’s a shame there’s been so many churned out and they all get a bit silly and mindless, I think people forget the first one was fairly groundbreaking and really clever! The music was fantastically done as well.

Anyway I do like horror films but I have an “ideal zone” of scary enough to be thrilling but not traumatisingly scary. Like Scream, Halloween, Final Destination, Saw, etc. Bizarrely one of the ones that scared me the most was The Others and I think that’s a 12!

My sister watched loads when I was a little kid and traumatised me too... I've never got over it and still am such a wuss... it's kind of ruined my adulthood a bit. I still can't watch them, even slightly jumpy and im mulling them over in my head for years 😅

Ds is a horror movie fan and I really feel for him because none of us who are in the age group to watch them like them. He’s always asking can we watch them with him as it’s more fun to watch with someone but within minutes my heart is thudding and I have to leave. If I do watch on I have nightmares and flashes of the bad parts for days at least!

The Night of the Hunter? Still scary!

I do like ‘gory stuff’ and I cope extremely well with real life injuries - my own and other people’s. I’m not squeamish at all and I’m very calm and pragmatic.

I wouldn’t personally wouldn’t say I was a risk-taker. I have no interest in participating in extreme sports, I’ve never had any wish to do drugs or anything, always wear a seatbelt etc! However, I have been told by other people that they think I take risks - but in my opinion, those people are irrational about the actual level of risk involved. For instance, I happily walk home alone through lonely spots late at night, go running at dusk in deserted parks/woods etc - some people tell me that’s risk-taking but I personally don’t think it is, given how low the statistical likelihood is of being harmed by a stranger. I have also been known to step into violent situations.

Happiestsleeping was the film you were thinking of called the "Shuttered Room"? " About an old mill where a nasty thing lived ? (1967 Oliver Reed) DH is a horror buff Im the opposite!

Could be The Shuttered Room. Depends how old you are

I like horror but scary not gory. Have you re watched jaws as an adult?. We had a jaws marathon recently
I wouldn't class it as a horror. Very entertaining and funny but definitely not scary.