Jumat, 05 April 2013

Why Horror Movies are Popular

By Matthew Scheman


The horror movies, though scary, are enjoyed by so many people. This type of films make the viewers feel uneasy and may also cause panicking and fright. They invoke a person's hidden fears that shock and at the same time entertain spectators in cathartic experience. Horror movies deal with our alienation, nightmares, vulnerability, phobias, fear of the unknown, our fear of death, loss of identity and many others. What these movies make is make the person explore the dark side of life through alarming and strange events.

Before horror movies have been made, people have had vivid imaginations of scary shapes of ghosts. This makes us emotionally inclined to the unknown and makes us fear things which are not real. 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. It could sound somewhat weird, but the thrill of the experience in watching horrifying images is what makes the film really interesting.

When it comes to the genres of horror movies, there are so many available. 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 called with different names like spook-fests, scary movies, macabre, chillers and they are very appealing to many generations. But, the most excellent or most successful horror movie is one that can really scare the viewer without showing any disruptive figures or frightening faces.

If the film is done well and horrifying special effects are incorporated, it can become a really powerful film that will tap in our dream states as well as the horror of the unknown and the horror in one's self. In the past, most of the horror movies are made with a Gothic style. With this kind of style of horror film, you will notice that the setting is usually in fog-shrouded castles, old mansions that look scary and also in dark places. Archfiends, zombies, evil spirits, demons, satanic villains and dualities would be the common characters in such films.

These days, horror has become a genre of movies that is enjoyed by so many viewers. They have become so appealing to different ages of viewers. The thrill is what most viewers are after of and while they get some entertainment, the scary experience happens in a safe environment. In the social side, this creates a great bonding among friends. Watching a scary movie with your friends can be fun. You would laugh aloud when one person jumps of his or her seat when a certain frightening scene alarms that person.

For a long time, there are so many individuals who got hooked to watching horror movies. And every year, the popularity of this kind of genre of film has gotten better due to the modern technologies now.




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