Are You a Fan of Horror Movies? by Isabella Su 蘇筱謙

isabellasu111 — 2025-03-25 10:38:47 UTC

Are you a fan of horror films?
What do you like most about the genre, which the author defines here as “any film that’s primarily designed to frighten or unnerve its audience through dark and disturbing subject matter”?
Do you have any favorite horror movies? Are there any films you find too scary to watch?

isabellasu111 — 2025-03-25 10:41:14 UTC

If you’re not a fan of the genre, what is it about these films that you dislike?
What kinds of movies appeal to you instead?

isabellasu111 — 2025-03-25 10:41:52 UTC

Mr. Schonfeld writes that “the thrill of a great scare comes from a deep and primal place.” Do you agree?
Whether you like horror films or not, why do you think they are so popular with audiences, especially younger ones?
Why do so many people love to be frightened and unnerved?

isabellasu111 — 2025-03-25 10:42:33 UTC

Mr. Schonfeld writes, “We’re living in an age of real-life terrors” … “so it’s no wonder that many of the most exciting filmmakers working today are using the vocabulary of horror to reflect our moment’s anxieties and maybe help us process them.”
Do you think that movies, horror or otherwise, can help us process our fears and anxieties?
Can you think of any films that helped you?

isabellasu111 — 2025-03-25 10:43:03 UTC

Mr. Schonfeld calls this “a golden age for frightening films” and argues that the horror genre has “long deserved to be treated as real cinema, with the Oscar recognition to match.” Do you agree? Why or why not?
Should horror movies get more respect from the general public, film critics and the Academy Awards?

ryderlin2226 — 2025-03-26 00:18:05 UTC

No, I hate horror movies.
I like nothing about this genre.
Nope

2025-03-26 00:18:17 UTC

Perhaps, I don’t watch horror by my own

but if my friend recommend it and watch with me. I’ll do it

minahong2081 — 2025-03-26 00:18:20 UTC

no, I hate jump scares and any disturbing things. But I like crime documentary and shows that lean towards deep psychological or thriller subjects.

samching2213 — 2025-03-26 00:18:23 UTC

No, except if it is not just some cheap jump-scare stuff and it is some sort of deep psychological horror movie. (basically I don't like those ghosts and monsters stuff cause I will easily get scared)

fav horror movie: 龍貓

allisonchen111 — 2025-03-26 00:18:47 UTC

No, I don't like horror movies.

ashrafyeh111 — 2025-03-26 00:19:13 UTC

I like to watch horror movies from Taiwan, especially 紅衣小女孩 or 粽邪, which are related to Taiwanese traditional culture.

maxchiang — 2025-03-26 00:19:15 UTC

I won't watch horror movies by myself. but I do like to watch horror movies with my friends.

2025-03-26 00:19:30 UTC

No I'm not a fan of horror films

yihonghuang2216 — 2025-03-26 00:19:31 UTC

I hate horror movies

yunichiu — 2025-03-26 00:19:37 UTC

no I don't like horror movies

ashleyhung2049 — 2025-03-26 00:19:46 UTC

I don't like horror films, especially taiwanese ones

daniellin2227 — 2025-03-26 00:20:06 UTC

I don't like horror movies

2025-03-26 00:20:26 UTC

Yeah, it’s art

bellalin2026 — 2025-03-26 00:20:55 UTC

I am not a fan of honor flims because I think its scary

yihonghuang2216 — 2025-03-26 00:21:00 UTC

What's the point of scaring ourselves? I want to be happy, not scared.

Any movie related to racing appeal to me.

joshualin2219 — 2025-03-26 00:21:41 UTC

I enjoy watching Stranger Things but it’s a TV series, and the only horror film I’ve watched before is Donnie Darko that Mr. Hockin played in class probably years ago, but I fell asleep.

littlekoguma — 2025-03-26 00:21:48 UTC

more like I'd never watched one before cause I don't see why should I pay for disturbing contents to scare myself

ryderlin2226 — 2025-03-26 00:22:03 UTC

I don't understand why people love to scare themselves.
I love sports documentaries or sports related movies.

weitong2209 — 2025-03-26 00:22:21 UTC

No, I never watch any horror movie before. And I don't know any horror movie.

weitong2209 — 2025-03-26 00:22:24 UTC

They are scary, I don't understand why people will spend time to been scared by creepy stuff. I don't really watched movies.

samching2213 — 2025-03-26 00:22:42 UTC

I'm just too weak to watch them. Those with deep meaning

yihonghuang2216 — 2025-03-26 00:22:42 UTC

They are popular with the younger audience because some of them think that watching horror movie shows they are very brave:)

2025-03-26 00:22:51 UTC

I am wanting to watch m3gan and poppy play time actually

ashleyhung2049 — 2025-03-26 00:22:55 UTC

I don't like the feeling of relating the movie to the actual life around me

minahong2081 — 2025-03-26 00:23:02 UTC

I don't like those jump scare things it really triggers me.

maxchiang — 2025-03-26 00:23:28 UTC

Life is boring when nothing happens, so I think it is good to scare yourself sometimes.

littlekoguma — 2025-03-26 00:23:31 UTC

I don't think paying to scare oneself is a good idea. Instead of payed jump scares to freak the shit outta myself, I enjoy animations, sport related, sci-fi, and adventurous movies quite a lot

yihonghuang2216 — 2025-03-26 00:23:43 UTC

I don't think so, but it might help for some other people.

2025-03-26 00:24:01 UTC

Real life is horror

joshualin2219 — 2025-03-26 00:24:14 UTC

If the film is only about scaring people, then it’s not really enjoyable to watch. I love watching action movies, sci-fi movies, and drama.

minahong2081 — 2025-03-26 00:24:16 UTC

i think it's a personal preference thing that if the young audience love it then let them be, I don't know why

littlekoguma — 2025-03-26 00:24:26 UTC

I think those who watch horror movie on a daily bases or as a practice either have mental problems or their live is just boring

weitong2209 — 2025-03-26 00:24:31 UTC

I think horror movie with logical scares (creepy story lines) are scarier than only jump scares.

weitong2209 — 2025-03-26 00:24:34 UTC

No, It can only let me sleep badly.

minahong2081 — 2025-03-26 00:24:47 UTC

it cannot help me process fear but instead build up upon it

samching2213 — 2025-03-26 00:24:49 UTC

Their amygdala might be damaged

ashrafyeh111 — 2025-03-26 00:25:00 UTC

It's a kind of art, so we should respect them.

ashrafyeh111 — 2025-03-26 00:25:04 UTC

I think horror movies are poprlar because people like to scare themselves.

allisonchen111 — 2025-03-26 00:25:08 UTC

It's too scary. I like sci-fi or comedy

littlekoguma — 2025-03-26 00:25:11 UTC

those that scare people with storylines are better

yihonghuang2216 — 2025-03-26 00:25:38 UTC

Yes, it's just a different kind of film.

ashleyhung2049 — 2025-03-26 00:25:40 UTC

I think people like it because people love when story is more creepy cause its something different from reality

minahong2081 — 2025-03-26 00:26:12 UTC

it has it's own audience and it should receive it's respect and awards as well.

daniellin2227 — 2025-03-26 00:27:30 UTC

It scared me and I don't enjoy watching it.

littlekoguma — 2025-03-26 00:27:47 UTC

I don't see how any-normal-one can get a good nights sleep after watching some horror shit

2222222vvvvv — 2025-03-26 00:31:13 UTC

i dont like horror movies if the whole point of the film is to scare you

i like some takeaways

i only watch horror movies when the "horror" part of the movie is not only jump scares but the theme or the plots of the movie

for example," return to school" is based on white terror happend in taiwan, which is an actual event