Generally it causes fear, anxiety, or a startled reaction.
Dread, anxiety, terror.
Horror.
Horror is a genre seeking to provoke a negative emotional reaction from the viewers by playing on the audience's fears.
Hitchcock horror
anxiety, fearfulness, horror, fright, panic, awe, alarm
Comedy,Action and Horror.
Hostel and Wolf Creek.
A good horror movie creates a feeling of panic or anxiety in you. This creates a fight or flight response which spikes your adrenaline. With the adrenaline pumping you are going to see a spike in hormones which is why that happens in horror movies.
Horror movies have always been violent. But through the years what people are able to show in movies, the amount of gore and violence is increasing.
Apprehend, cringe, anticipate with horror, concerned, fearful, ect.
"Bad Girls Don't Die" is a young adult horror fiction novel. It combines elements of horror and mystery within a young adult targeted audience.