I cannot handle scary movies. At all. I saw one of the Halloween sequels once, and I still taking a running leap into bed to avoid being grabbed by the evil person underneath. Nevermind that with all the boxes under our bed, no one could possibly be hidding. If I bend down to wash my face, I have to open my eyes very slowly when I stand up again, so that I won't be surprised by someone appearing in the mirror behind me. Don't even get me started about TV static - and I kept my eyes shut for the last 20 minutes of that movie. In short, I have a very overactive imagination, and a loose grip on reality when it comes to fictionally induced fear.
So, being the smart woman I like to think I am, I no longer watch horror movies. But, being the sometimes stupid woman I actually am, sometimes I read the plot summaries for current movies on Wikipedia, especially if I've seen one too many ads and I'm just curious about what happens. How bad can a few paragraphs of bad bones text, no scary music, no sudden jumps, none of all that extra stuff, just the basic ins and outs of plot be?
Um, pretty bad. If I fall asleep in class tommorow, I'm blaming you Paranormal Activity franchise. To everyone who manages to actually watch full horror movies and go about their lives normally - I don't understand you.
I have watched so many scary movies that have caused me to freak out, scream, almost pee my pants, etc. But I rarely freak out once the movie is over. When I was younger sometimes I would get slightly scared going to bed in the dark, but at the most it would only last one night. I have always been like this and I don't understand it either.
ReplyDeleteI so understand. I may or may not of had to check under my bed before going to bed at night until I was in high school. I saw Pan's Labyrinth a couple of years ago, and that really messed up my sleeping for a while.
ReplyDelete*shudder* I hate scary movies. So I don't watch them, read about them, or think about them. I think the last one I saw was in 2002, and I can't even remember the name of it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy a certain brand of horror movies. I'm not really into slasher horror. But spooky horror, I love. I also adore campy horror movies (like the Evil Dead franchise). It's OK if you don't understand me because I like horror movies. I don't understand why people wear Uggs. Doesn't mean we can't be friends.
ReplyDeleteI totally read movie spoilers/summaries, too. Especially for movies like Saw, that looks really interesting to me but I don't want to see a bunch of gore.
Paranormal Activity rocks.