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in all fairness i think the average horro fan who's been around is pretty jaded and desensitized. You scare people by suprising them, jumping out and shocking - with the help of the music score.
once you've seen 10 horror films you've seen just about every trick in the book .. we know what to expect.
i abandoned the idea of being scred over 20 years ago and just enjoy a film (if it's well made) for the other offerings (decent story, good performances, fin FX, cinematography..etc)
occasionally something will be well done enough to make me jump ... but scared - not a chance.
Thats why you see mainly young kids or people new to the genre who can still get scared in a horror film, even though most of us think its crap... and good for them - enjoy it while it lasts.
its not a macho thing - not being scared - its just overexposure and getting to the unfortunate point where you are never again able to lose the concious awareness that 'its only a movie - with actors - on sets'
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