2) The Adrenaline Rush Of Being Scared Shitless
People get their adrenaline fix in many different ways. Whether you’re a rollercoaster fanatic, a sky diving lunatic, a surfer bro, or any other type of thriller seeker, a horror fan is no different. People question why someone would want to put themselves through a cinematic experience that would keep them awake for nights on end, but the answer is simple – it helps us feel alive. There’s absolutely nothing better then a good scare, and when a horror fan finds a film that can continually deliver a constantly terrifying experience, it’s like heaven on Earth. Hell on Earth? You get what I’m saying.
But seriously, every time a horror fan is scared enough to make their horror “O-Face” (that terrible squeal someone lets out when properly scared), there’s a little spark that makes them feel alive in a way no other genre can replicate. Your heart races, you look around to share a reassuring laugh with the closest person to you, you’re left with a lasting impression that haunts you hours later still – but that all means a horror movie was successful. It’s a proper kick in the ass that gets us going, don’t judge it.
3) The Creativity Of Genre Filmmakers
Horror offers so many creative opportunities for filmmakers that it’s just silly. You can literally do anything in horror, there isn’t a single rule. Any film can create its own legends, myths, worlds, killers, characters – literally anything under the sun. Freddy Krueger can kill you in your dreams, Chucky uses voodoo magic to kill in the form of a doll, Leprechaun turns an Irish legend into horror, Victor Crowley reanimates in full form every night – the list goes on. Sure, there are the countless slasher flicks that recycle the same bullcrap story, but those can all be ignored because of the actual horror flicks that highlight the boundless originality such a fantastical genre presents.
For the fans, this is extremely exciting, because we truly never understand what we’re going to get. Just when we think we’ve seen it all, a movie like The Cabin In The Woods comes along that once again attacks our favorite genre in a way that we’ve never even fathomed, almost like we’re discovering horror for the first time, getting us giddy all over again. Wouldn’t you want to re-live your first time (wink wink) over and over?