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Horror movies exploit fears that are common to almost everyone on the planet in an attempt to gain our support for the main character. By realizing that we might feel the same way in a common situation as is being played on the big screen we connect with the characters.we realize that the fears that we are experiencing during horror movies are caused by a temporary overpowering of our conscious minds over our subconscious minds. The usually suppressed fears are able to be brought to the surface for the short time that we watch a horror movie. They scare us by making us realize that we are afraid of a lot more in life than we would like to admit when the lights come back on. Horror movies are designed to have a certain outcome. They are designed to scare the pants off of us for at least two hours. Sometimes, though, our pants stay off for a much longer period of time. - Vincent Poupard

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I think, because of how the killer jumps out of nowhere.

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the blood and gore and the brutal killing

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