I think it was just that I finally gave it a chance and found I really enjoyed it. One of the first movies I found that I really enjoyed that scared me was Alien, and from there I started watching a lot of the 80's slashers, those were my favorite genre. I especially enjoy the Hellraiser series (at least the ones with Doug Bradley)
I enjoy a lot of psychological horror too, I think that can sometimes be more terrifying that a straight up slasher.
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