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Going by the research I could gather the percentage of women enjoying horror films is very similar to men. However, this isn't really the case with women admitting to it or going to cinema to see a horror film, with some women actually claiming they're aware that they're not supposed to like horror films and so they don't advertise their love of the genre. I do think a lot of the stuff we think is caused by gender is caused by the pressure society puts on us to perform what is expected of our gender.
However, it does seem like women are more likely to like Gothic and suspense based horror as compared to men preferring slasher and body horror.
Does anyone ever feel pressured to like/dislike certain genre films because of their gender? As a guy the one thing I can say is a certain bias against liking rom coms that comes from other men.
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