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My stomach is in knots, my hands are covering my face just enough so that I can still peak out through them. I ask my husband over and over again what is happening because I want to know so bad but sometimes I can’t watch That is how it is when I am watching a horror movie. I enjoy a really entertaining movie but horror movies are still right there at the top. My husband is the one that got me into horror movies and he even has them broken into categories, gore fest, creature feature and slasher.

When my husband and I want to watch a movie that doesn’t involve a lot of thinking we pick up what we call a gore fest. When we watch these movies it brings us back to when we first started dating. We would be in his apartment in college with a couple of his roommates ripping apart the movie. What makes up the category of gore fest is any movie that is lacking any really talent but has plenty of blood. These movies are usually so unbelievable it makes them funny rather then scary and they don’t care about the plot they just try to squeeze in as much gross stuff as possible. On those cold Farmington nights, we would hit the local movie gallery and grab five or six of the worst looking movies from the shelf. The movies have usually been placed at the cheapest possible rent price because hardly anyone touches them. We had so much fun taking turns tearing apart everything from horrible acting to awful special effects. Although these movies were completely ridiculous, every once in a while you’d fine one that was actually pretty decent. I think that’s why we rented so many because of the possibility of actually finding one of the hidden gems. We don’t watch these movies all that often anymore but if we want a movie that doesn’t involve a lot of thinking then we will pick one up.

The next category is creature feature, any movie that has some creature doing the harassing. Again my husband got me into watching Jaws so now every time it is on T.V. we have to watch it. I could sit and watch that movie a hundred times even though I know what is coming next. Another good one is Ghost in the Darkness. This movie is about two lions that are after the people in Tsavo, Africa. They end up hunting people for fun, not just for food; it’s great! Both Jaws and Ghost in the Darkness are suspenseful and actually very well made, which makes it easier to watch them over and over. There are plenty more of these style movies like the Relic, Mimic, Aliens, Predator and Jeepers Creepers. The basic idea of these movies is that a group of people enter the habitat of the creature and try desperately to kill it or escape. In the meantime, the majority of the unknown actors get killed off. One of the reasons I enjoy watching the Creature Feature is that sometimes it can be believable, especially if it is based on real animals. Any movie that has a creature of some sort whether it is an animal or an alien would fall under this category.

The last category is a slasher which is my favorite. This one is the one where I have to hide my eyes through most of the movie. They are the most terrifying to me because most of the time it could really happen, as scary as that sounds. Scream is the best slasher movie. When that movie first came out there was no other movie quite like it. When I watched it I would jump at all the parts that you were supposed to jump at. I find that during these movies I am hollering at some girl to turn around, don’t go up the stairs, or run! Unfortunately, after Scream there were so many movies that tried to do the same thing. Some of those movies did a good job with a suspenseful plot, not a lot of gore and intense scenes, but there were a ton that ended up falling into the Gore Fest category. Personally I like to watch the movies that jump and keep me wondering what is going to come next not the ones that turn my stomach the whole time I am watching.

As much as I still love horror movies I have noticed they are getting harder for me to watch. After having children I am a little more sensitive towards them. I catch myself not only covering my eyes more but plugging my ears. I have to wonder what is the purpose of watching a movie if you’re hiding most of the time? Still, every time a preview for the next big horror movie comes on I find myself wanting to go to the theater to see it. That is the way to experience a scary movie with the room pitch black and the surround sound so loud it is almost unbearable. For me the way to tell if it was a really good horror movie is if you screamed out loud anytime during the movie since it takes a lot for me to do so. And yes it has happened to me, but only once.