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Originally Posted by Haifisch
To me, an effective horror movie is the type that I can watch in the dark and get this deep feeling of dread, as if at any moment some unknown being will grab my shoulder.
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Exactly. I like that. It's somewhat of an adrenaline rush, if you find the right film to watch in the dark. That perception of danger without (ideally) ever actually having to experience real danger is what got me hooked on the genre in the beginning.
For a long time, horror meant a safe place for me. When life gets difficult, and you have to be strong, it's nice to escape into a situation where you are not only permitted, but expected to be disturbed, scared or anxious.
It can still be that sometimes, but I've also stayed just for the love of the variety and the originality that horror can at least attempt to offer when everything else is horrible crap. Musicals getting turned into movies, more Nicholas Sparks novels getting turned into movies, more Oscar bait about a historical figure that 80% of viewers will be pretending to give a crap about for the first time...but horror, if you look hard enough and you're willing to take a risk as a viewer, can be refreshing and new.