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Most girls and women I know hate horror movies. I'd say almost all women don't like horror and make a point of never watching scary movies. It's also interesting to notice that almost all good scary movies (slashers included) have a female protagonist who goes through hell, is traumatized, sees all her friends/family die, before she manages to defeat the monster and survive. A lot of them end up in psychiatric wards afterwards.

My question: are most women turned off by horror because they feel, when watching these movies, that they are being called upon to relate to the main character and go through her ordeal?

In contrast, men don't seem to mind horror. I quite like a scary movie. But, if you look at the victim's list, men seem to die in the following manner:

- very quickly
- having sex with someone very hot
- saving the heroine/protagonist

And what about women who do enjoy watching horror? Are they smarter, or stronger, and can enjoy the genre without getting subconsciously sucked into it? Are they survivers themselves in real life, thus the movie parallels real traumas they suffered in life?

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ell, i like horror movies...and I was sexually molested...so maybe?

I love your icon; it owns mine, hehe. Mmm. Brilliant movie.

& who knows if Ollie's theory is right. Maybe being a survivor, or just being stronger, does make you tolerant to/ like horror movies. Or maybe not.

i'm sure it's very subjective, and also highly influenced by the culture you are raised in... I've been reading about "the gaze" and how spectators approach film. I was just curious because most horror movies seem to be about perpetuating cliches, specially of the "woman-survives-it-all" kind.

why thank you! I loved that movie so much!

And I think I just like trying to be scared...cause i am also obsessed with the paranormal

Me too. I love rollercoasters, & the idea of ghosts & spirits wandering among us.

Chills & goosebumps let us know that we're really living ;)

totally.

I go through phases where I'll be reading up on sirits constantly...and won't care about anything else!

That's awesome!

I need to get caught up on some reading about 'em as well - it's been a while.

i have tons of links on my journal to some good ghosty sites

ghoststudies.com is spookily good!

yes, i like that one a lot

If I die young, I'll come to your house at night and pull your toes when you sleep.

Haha! Hey, I only said that I enjoyed the "idea" of it, not the reality ;)

too late.

But when you watch them, what do you take from it? So you agree that the horror of a main female protagonist might parallel what you felt/feel?

no, i just like seeing if it can scare me

What does it take to scare you? Horror or mood? Jumps or psychological terror?

psychological...especially when i am stoned.... it is more the idea of what is there that frightens me...other than seeing some gore and blood

me too.

I think with a lot of people...especially when i see movies that scared the shit out of me when I was a kid now (like poltergeist) they look so lame with their effects

they seem to be getting scarier... or the directors better.

or maybe it's just because technology is much better

so the monsters can be more gruesome.

yup

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