Watch: Why Do We Enjoy Watching Horror?

    • Dheeraj.Jangra@timesgroup.com\
    • Publish Date: Nov 5 2016 5:00PM
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    • Updated Date: Nov 5 2016 6:41PM
Watch: Why Do We Enjoy Watching Horror?

Most of us can't get enough of horror movies! They have delighted us for centuries with horrifying gore, bloodthirsty demons and bone-chilling moments. But why some people enjoy feeling like "they are about to come to harm". To understand this oddity in human behaviour, a four-minute video by Thoughty2 delve into the psychology of fear. In 1994 three psychologists conducted a study in which they found out that "it's the unrealism of horror movies that makes them different." In fact the evidence shows that the younger viewer of horror films are negatively affected by them because they believe that what is shown to them is real.

The video further states that there are two kind of viewers: the first one are gore seekers" and identify more with the killer. The second kind of horror fans are individuals who “identify more with victim.” These people enjoy the suspense in the films, therefore tend to watch more thrillers than gore. The video compares the thrill of watching a horror movie to that of a roller-coaster ride.  

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What according to you are the reasons we love watching horror films? Let’s know your views in the comments below.


 

 

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MANAS KUMAR BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

It''s a great thrill, suspense and chase which drags me into watching theses films. Personally I don''t like horror films but these qualities incite curiosity to find out the answers and hence we result in watching these films. However, one should avoid such kind of things because it can become addiction. Watching horror to much can have long term psychological effects.

kaviya.s Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

I love to watch horror movies . It is highly interesting and has lot of suspense . It has many twist and turns . I like The Conjuring , The Exorcist and Evil Death.

DIWANSHI SHETIJA BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

Horror drags a person in a new world.A world full of supernatural powers,ghosts and many more astonishing things.It changes the state of mind.Though we don''t feel relaxed but for sometime are tensions are replaced by horror.

Ishika Jain BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

We love watching horror movies because they give us a psychological thrill. They give us adrenaline rush, a kind of sensation which we only get when we watch dreadful movies. Such movies are also quiet fascinating which makes viewers watch them. As human beings, we are full of curiosity and we love being shocked. Also, the suspense related to the movie excites us.

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

We love to watch horror films because we want to experience the thrill and the spooky environment. One chooses his entertainment because one wants it to affect him. And horror is something that gives birth to a new spooky world with monsters and vampires creeping your bed, with witches and fiends sitting on an arm chair and many more.

Sharmeen Khan PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Horror movies make us forget everything. They make us enter into a new world. Where the impossible is the possible. Where unrealsm of the story is the imaginary truth. Horror movies are full of suspenses and twist and turns but, on the other hand they also give the viewer a right to imagination. We start imagining what will happen next when we see a certain scene. And next, we see something. Hence, everytime we find ourselves on the edge of the seat.

D SOWMIKA AMRITA VIDYALAYAM SR SEC SCH

Horror movies also help us to overcome our fears. They are interesting because they are purely fictious.

D SOWMIKA AMRITA VIDYALAYAM SR SEC SCH

They helpbus overcome our fears and I enjoy them because they are fictious.

Snegha.L Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

According to me such films are just fantasy films.It triggers up our emotions.so definitely horror films creates an impulse to watch such films.

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

The suspense holds me to horror movies.

SHUBHAM BANSAL RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

its amazing to watch horror films but to a limit.you must have watched the news in which around 11 people died looking conjuring 2 at night in Kerala. the actors do amazing makeup. but they bring a negative feeling of ghosts and fear in mind

Kavya Lilhare PRESIDIUM SCHOOL INDIRAPURAM

By watching horror movies we are challenging our bravery and seek to watch the whole movie to prove that we''re brave. But getting actually scared makes it even more fun to watch the movie because either you want to reached to the end or you don''t want to watch the movie..

Brenda Marshal PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

It''s thrill, has suspense and makes us frighten.. Because I love to watch suspense moves I like to watch horror movies and hear horror stories. But while watching it, I feel really sleepy and sometimes even go off to sleep. And I don''t know the reason for it.. I am totally confused..

saumya QUEEN VALLEY''S SEC-8 DWARKA

Watching horror movies creates suspence which causes the psychological thrill in our body. It gives a sort of sensation in our body which is liked by everyone during today''s world. Horror movies are very different from the normal films we watch.

Aditi Sahi D C MODEL SCH PKL-SEC-7

This is because I love stories with supernatural elements.

Bhavana Jaison Atomic Energy Central School No 2

Its full of thrill, and suspense . Holds one back till the end of the movie .

Abhishek Semwal MEENAKSHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

horror movies is only for making us aware that energy is there i don''t believe in ghost but i believe in energy which known as ghost. it is for our brain which work faster than faster and when we see horror movie so our brain only focus on that horror movie and when some object or energy move so we fear.....

Darshil Shah ST. XAVIERS - LOYOLLA -2 LOYOLLA 2

There is a unique taste in horror movies and especially in movies like The Conjuring. We get more excited when we hear that the story is real. I myself love to watch horror movies.

ADEEN ASHFAQUE WAGLE MARY IMMACULATE GIRLS SCH-S CRUZ(E)

I like watching horror movies because i love the way people get easily manipulated by the ghosts and the spirits that posses them.My favourite horror films are The Conjuring and The Exorcism Of Emily Rose.

Hiya Kilam global indian internatonal school

Horror movies totally transport humans into another world. Thus, they are admired by many people around the world. I do not like horror films at all since I am not much amused by thrills.

Mansi Borade PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

According to me we love watching horror films because it is full of suspense and it is additive with expensive theories and it is starting with horror and ending with nice teachings.While watching this horror movies we sites so silence and hush because it is the movement of fear.And i really like this horror films or movies.

V.Aditya Pon Vidyashram - Valasaravakkam

Horrifying movies ,like my favourite movie ''Sinister'' it has every nooks and edges with twist and turns. I personally like movies with gory .

Ambuja Rani Ryan International School

I love watching horror movies,you just can`t stop but some of them have made me scared to death.You will want to know what is the next suspense and it`s really scary when it is fully silent and someone enter''s the room.

Haya Naved FATHER AGNEL SCHOOL(GAUTAM NAGAR)

Horror movies always have a great suspense, probably this is one of the reasons which holds us to horror movies. Then those sound effects are thrilling.

Debolina Biswas Ryan International School

I love to watch such films because it always has something crisp and new unlike other films, which are mostly based on same matter. Also it has suspense. But we should be careful not to take these things seriously as these are all man made creations and visualisations, for they can make us feel uncomfortable and depressed.

Rimsha Sekh SAHODAY SCHOOL SFDRJUNG DVLPMNT ARE

It''s really very exciting while watching horror movies. There is a sac full of thrill, adventure, curiosity and suspense in these kind of movies. Though watching horror movies more than the limit can prove to be harmful mentally, yet it is so dramatic, that more than half of the population love to spend time watching these!

Manmeet Kaur AUXILIUM HIGH

Daniel Tafwik have done a good job for explaining the reasons of enjoying the thrill. I really enjoyed it!!

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