The witch, the conspiracy or the ring – all classics of the horror film genre. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of them. Scary films of any kind are not for me. And now I know why.
For me, horror films are horror. I have never been able to look at them and have not been able to learn with increasing age. I still cannot understand how you would want to relax and watch films in which dead children or crazy clowns play the main roles. In the end, the main protagonists usually die, including the whole theater. What motivates people to watch films whose criticism says "If you can watch this film and at the same time are able to eat popcorn in peace, you are probably a sociopath".
I've tried again and again and failed miserably. You'd like to have a say with your teenage friends, in real life I've never been a fearful person – but the previous "enjoyment" of horror films always disturbed my night's sleep. What did I struggle and thought: At least you can lean on your crush / friend when things get bad. But it was just never worth it. Or the friend / crush was a bigger shit than me. Freddy Kruger, the crazy with the clawed hand from the movie "Nightmare on Elm Street" gave me just as sleepless nights as the trailer (!) I saw by chance for "The Ring".
Three reasons for the horror before the horror
Humanity is apparently divided into two different groups of people: one part can absorb horror, the other needs RomCom (romantic comedy) to creep or relax.
But, hooray, for this behavior there are reasons for this behavior, which the US researcher Margee Kerr wrote down in her book: Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear.
One reason for the fear of fear is the youth, how can it be otherwise. If you combine scary stories as a child with a cozy environment such as the campfire with parents and siblings or the bed dorm in the living room, the fear is associated with a cozy feeling. A mental bridge is created between fear and pleasure. If this is missing, horror films will make it difficult.
Some people also need to “feel” themselves more than others. Yes, that's what the mother always says at daycare when her hysterical son goes crazy. Little Mattis then “feels” more. He'll probably love the horror genre as a teen and adult. People with such a system of feelings subliminally perceive every form of emotion, be it joy, love or fear, as pleasant. The horror on the screen is the right kick for them.
Horror fans, at least most of them, also draw a lot of energy from high stress levels in real life.
The good news:
Watching horror films and, above all, enjoying them is something you can supposedly learn. By watching "funny" horror films. According to research, you don't find that so bad, you survive the next 90 minutes of more horror and become more resilient to witches, zombies and other undead.
I don't like stress, I don't need to feel excessive and it will probably continue to be exciting enough for me to read the plot of the horror film on Wikipedia.