Well, personally I enjoy the sense of achievement once you have lasted the duration of a horror film and I also enjoy the thrill and suspense created before a scary scene. I love experiencing the different fears; jump-scare and the gradual fear from a prolonged build up like in Paranormal activity.
Some people may see the trailer of a film and will go to see it in order to know how it ends, audiences enjoy walking away from films with the knowledge that any disruption has been settled, the 'happy ever after' ending always leaves an audience happy after.
Teenagers tend to watch horror films because they feel they are mature for being able to watch them, some adults feel they do not need this adrenaline rush and frown upon horror films which makes teens want to watch them more. This could be why horror films are usually aimed at teenagers with an age rating of 15 on average.
Some theories say people are merely seeking violent entertainment in order to cope with their own feeling of fear or violence. Adults tend to frown upon horror films as they believe it will cause their children to act in a violent manner however the average horror film thrill seeker won’t have had their personalities altered. Horror films spark fears, I honestly panic when swimming in the ocean depths as a result of JAWS! But some viewers enjoy conquering their fears by facing them head on in a film where they can walk away after, knowing that there is a solution for example in the end, Jaws dies and so he does not exist therefore you cannot fear him. There are many different reasons that lead to people watching and enjoying horror films, if you like them, is it because of any of these reasons or is it because of something else? Please comment your thoughts and opinions!
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