In case you didn't know i'm a huge fan of the horror genre, but it is really hard for me to explain why. I think i need to blame one of my teacher. When i was i think 11 or 12, i had a very awesome teacher. She used to tell us stories, horror stories and i was always listening with a lot of interest. Once, she even asked an other teacher to come knock on the class room door at the end of a story, making the entire class scream.
But my real first meeting with horror was at the age of 9. I used to watch Nightmare on Elmes Street and Chucky with my cousins and my little brother. They never really scared me, i just liked them a lot.
And my love for horror and macabre kept growing with the years. High School was when my love for horror movie turned into a real passion. I've seen so many scary movies in my teens, alone or with my friends, it had a real impact on my life. I decided that i wanted to make horror films, so i went to college and study film making. That is when i learned that horror was not the favorite genre of all those "professional" of cinema and it made me mad. For them, it was a joke.
Anyway, to answer the question : i love horror movies because of the feeling it gives you when you watch them. It's like being in a rollercoster. Being able to be terrified but never in danger. I love how creative people can be. I mean, it's easy to make people cry or laugh, but to scare them, it takes a lot of talent! I love how passionate the fans and the creators are for the genre. They are proud. I love reading about horror and writing horror stories. I enjoy rewatching my favorites horror movies again and again and never be bored. I like watching movies about horror movies. I love the short films and all those never ending series. I love a awesome the special effects are and how hard working the people making them are.
Being an horror fan is fantastic and i'm glad i have such a great passion. If you love something, jump in it, learn about it, live for it, passion makes life so much more interresting.
See ya later <3