something else about horror movies that i've thought about lately:
typically i am disappointed after i watch horror movies because i watch movies for two reasons pretty much, either to be funny / fun or to have a compelling story / characters / development blah blah blah. i'm just wondering the purpose of horror films: is it to have a compelling story + scary elements (in order to classify it as horror) or is it just to be scared? or is it for gore? is it for fun?
i know each horror movie can be classified differently; for instance, the ALIEN movies have scary elements but are also full of action and a pretty good story, but then you get movies like the grudge / the ring / shutter / one missed call etc. that seem to be all about scaring the viewer rather than actually telling a good story
i dunno, did i answer my own question? is there more to the horror genre than i actually know? FUCK
