Why would you like it when something scares the hell out of you?
I like them, and i don't even know why.
And why do i keep paying money for it, when i could also just go for a walk in the middle of the night, which would be even worse?
2007-03-20 17:04:01 · 6 answers · asked by twisted_352 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Because people like to be safely scared by what happens to others without putting themselves in danger.
2007-03-20 17:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, my mom keeps asking me this. I have rented every horror movie ever made. Right now I am watching Silent Hill...what was that thing the cop shot??? Anyway, I like watching them because they are so suspenseful and beyond everyday occurrances that they are so captivating...I have slept with the lights on every night this week, but who cares? I had a fun time watching all them.
And I wouldn't go walking around right now at night, because close to where I live a murderer escaped from prison a couple weeks ago....
2007-03-21 00:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by Kaylin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people have this secret desire to be scared out of their wits because they want to test the threshold of their fears through fictional monsters or psychotic killers that real life dangers cannot instantly offer..
2007-03-21 00:18:39 · answer #3 · answered by jargon blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its probably the biochemical rush that comes from the "flight or fright" instinct.
2007-03-21 00:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Zenrage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they make you feel alive with all those vivid dreams.
2007-03-21 00:45:48 · answer #5 · answered by 1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what I'd like to know.
2007-03-21 00:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by concernedjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋