Why we watch Scary Films

Why we watch            Scary Films

For a physical response to the film leading to excitement while watching scary films.

Also challenges yourself to be able to keep on watching it. To test yourself.

Glenn D Walters

What makes a film scary

1. Film maker has to create tension in the film to make audience scared, excited.

2. Relevance

• Universal
• Societal
• Personal
• Subgroup

3. Unrealism

This means that the audience needs to know that it is not real

Aristotle

                        Believed in Catharsis

                        Everyone wants to watch these types of films because they are               

Excitation Transfer Theory

    Zolf Zillman

              Negative feelings is earn when watching a scary part of the film, high intensity when watching. Good feelings when there are good things happening to the    main character.