Torture/Gore movies - why would you ENJOY them?

[SickandBloated]

So I've been seeing someone for a few weeks now and it's become apparant that he likes torture movies such as SAW, Hostel etc

We're supposed to be going to the cinema at some point and he wants to go and see Final Destination. I don't. I don't see anything entertaining about watching people die sick and gruesome deaths. In the clip I've seen, someone gets covered in burning hot tar and someone else gets killed during lazer eye surgery. Gross.

His other suggestion was that we watch some SAW DVDs at his house. Again, no thanks.

He thinks I'm unusual but why the hell would you actually WANT to watch stuff like this??

Hostel upset me because... Well, in my head, it could happen, right? There are sick people out there and they often find each other. Zombies, not so much

Yes, it's not as though they did anything out of the ordinary for back packers. So someone could get caught up in that situation.

I can't watch stuff like Twilight, Vampire based movies etc. They bore me.

Different strokes & all that!

I think it is really odd to say that people who like horror films are some how desensitized, have no empathy, odd! I also think it weird that people would be put off a potential friend/partner because they liked horror etc.

It's no different to liking vampires, zombies. Or Harry bleeding Potter! None of which are true, but lots of people like it & get deeply involved in it. I mean, my sister in almost 40, has 3 teenage children, has a vampire bite tattoo on her neck & Thinks Edward Cullen is coming to rescue her & hates 'Team Jacob' fans with a passion!! THAT is madness!!

I don't think Jigsaw is coming to get me, nor do I think he is going to ask me to mastermind his next lots of 'trials'.

I imagine people who like torture porn feel small and want to feel big, so they get off on seeing the murderer portrayed in ultimate power over their victim

Ha I have just woken up from horrible nightmares and could get back to sleep! I blame you all for making me think of horror films