There are lots of reasons why audiences come back to horror films again and again; for their pleasure. It can give a sense of escapism or suffice curiosity. From my findings I can conclude that horror films from different sub genres are aimed at different people .For example comedy horror is aimed more at the younger, teenage audience as it makes light of the horror which other, more serious films from the umbrella genre of horror do not.
What do they like?
According to my research, through questionnaires, I found that 2/3 of horror movie watchers liked the films due to the thrill and adrenaline rush whilst watching them. Similarly, 2/3 of people preferred comedy horror to all the other sub genres of horror which include: comedy, thriller, supernatural, psychological, zombie and slasher films. Brophy (1986) said The pleasure of the text is, in fact, getting the shit scared out of you- and loving it; an exchange mediated by adrenaline. This proved true in my research as the majority of the people I questioned found they enjoyed this aspect of these films and in relation to watching it, loved the plot lines when they are well made.
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