How to Get Friends Into Horror Movies

Most people have that one friend who insists on not watching horror movies. They get so scared at even the thought of these frightening films that they can often be a real downer. Let’s say you are planning a horror movie night with all of your friends. If you want your anti-horror friend to come, you either have to change the party theme altogether, or lose their invitation in the mail. Well, this isn’t fun at all. There are ways to get your friend into horror. If you do it slowly and with care, you have a great chance at achieving this.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Television
• Horror Movies
• Friend

1. Start off with comedy. There are quite a few horror comedies out there. Choose one of these so that they get used to horror themes without the scares. After a few of these comedy horrors, your friend should be able to move on to something tougher.

2. Ask your friend what scares them about horror. Each person is scared of different things. She could be frightened of zombies, ghosts, or serial killers.

3. Use what you know about your friend. Now that you know what scares them, show them a movie that doesn’t have that element. If he’s afraid of zombies, show him a ghost movie. This way he can start to appreciate horror without facing his fear.

4. Watch suspense thrillers. Some movies are scary but aren’t in the horror movie genre. These are good because they are often more dramatic. Your friend can get initiated into scary elements this way.

5. Try the hard stuff. Once they’ve seen the comedies and the movies without their fear, they may be ready to go for the hard stuff. Just be honest about what the movie is about. If they’re ready, they’ll let you know.

Tips & Warnings

• Some people are so stuck on their fear of horror movies that there’s nothing you can do. If it turns out that your friend can’t handle it, accept it and throw in a musical.

[tbartle]

on 1/29/2008 Black Bear, I agree. Some people just don't like them. Still, it doesn't hurt to try, at least once, to broaden your friends interests. I respect people's opinions, but often they also need to be open to new things.

[Blackbear]

on 1/12/2008 It's important to remember that not all people enjoy horror movies. They may or may not be afraid of them. For some individuals they may just simply have such a love and respect for human life that they don't want to see such a display where humans are being tormented..etc. These people couldn't possibly be downers sweety, they are the ones who always bring sunshine. Always respect their decision and question it only once.

[gpcs]

on 11/15/2007 Trisha-
I usually end up going to matinee horror movies by myself! You might want to check out my story on How to be a Dark Shadows Trivia Meister on the old series about vampire Barnabas Collins soon to be a new movie with Johnny Depp.
-George

[favefive]

on 11/11/2007 Great suggestions!