Pros and cons of watching horror movies.

[Disconser]

Originally Posted by Roiffalo

Oh please, horror movies are EDUCATIONAL. It keeps kids from having sex or they'll die a horrible death. Or making stupid decisions or they'll die a horrible death. Or doing drugs or they'll die a horrible death. Or being fat or you'll die a horrible death. Or having a sense of humor or you'll die a horrible death. Or not being white or you'll die a horrible death...

...I forget where I was going with this.

^- This, my friend, was wonderful.

Watching horror movies can have a bad effect on people who aren't used to such things. Many can't stand gore while others can't watch something that has to do with ghosts. Most of the time it can have a deep impact on children.

To me the pros are that I can laugh about how stupid some of the characters are. It's also quite interesting how the creators try to play with our fear.

[Roiffalo]

Originally Posted by Disconser

^- This, my friend, was wonderful.

Watching horror movies can have a bad effect on people who aren't used to such things. Many can't stand gore while others can't watch something that has to do with ghosts. Most of the time it can have a deep impact on children.

To me the pros are that I can laugh about how stupid some of the characters are. It's also quite interesting how the creators try to play with our fear.

Glad you enjoyed.

I admit, I was the biggest pussy when I was a kid. I didn't hate horror but more of respected it like prey does a predator. I kept my distance from it whenever possible, but you can't avoid it sometimes. Until I learned to accept horror as a part of life, I scared easily and (although I still enjoyed my lycanthropes) remember being jumpy of the least scariest things like Buffy and CSI. My parents and my friends were the culprits of most of these, and now a days it seems I'm the only one who appreciates a good murder anymore.

I think the point I'm trying to get to is that horror is very influential, it's very honest, and it's blunt. This is life, this is what it looks like. Either fear it or embrace it. There will be pain. There will be death. That's part of life. Make the right decisions and you'll survive. That is horror to me. Your parents telling you ''that's life'' when you bitch about anything.

[Chevalier]

Pros:
- Fun to watch and passes Time
- I can run it in the background while working
- Occasional Intellectual stimulation

Cons:
- Up til 2 or 3am and then have to work in the morning