{"id":9568,"date":"2017-10-26T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T19:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/?p=9568"},"modified":"2017-11-02T14:54:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T20:54:21","slug":"boost-in-horror-films-in-time-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2017\/10\/26\/boost-in-horror-films-in-time-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost in Horror Films in Time for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With Oct. 31 ap- proaching, our natural inclination is to turn on Freeform\u2019s 13 Days of Halloween and snack on the candy we may or may not have purchased for trick-or-treaters. But according to Forbes.com, Americans have been watching horror movies all year long. With these films bringing in 10.6 percent of the total box office income of 2017 so far, their contribution is the most it has been since 1999. What makes movies in 2017 different?<\/p>\n

Travis McNeal, director of psychology, said scary movies usually seem un- realistic or far-fetched to him, although he sees why others like them. They<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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trigger an adrenaline rush through fear without a true threat of detriment, which McNeal said creates a safe distance for the viewer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of enjoying that type of movie, I think that one of the reasons is the same reason people love roller coasters,\u201d McNeal said. \u201cThere\u2019s fear, which creates a huge adrenaline rush, but it\u2019s a fear con- text where you feel safe. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of a paradoxical experience there. Fear response is activated but you don\u2019t really anticipate any real harm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junior Chris Radford said he has not always enjoyed horror movies, but has developed an appreciation through the inf luence of his friends. Like McNeal, Radford said he does not enjoy unrealistic scary movies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With some of his favorites being \u201cSplit\u201d and \u201cGet Out,\u201d Radford has noticed the shift of implementing plot and current societal interests into these films.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that something that\u2019s been more invested into recent scary movies isaplot.Alotofthetime with old scary movies, there really wasn\u2019t one,\u201d Radford said. \u201c\u2018Split\u2019 is really cool because mental illness has become more of a well-known thing and people are interested in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Darci Flatley, president of the Classic Film Club, has always loved horror movies. Growing up with an older brother to watch them with, she said she enjoys the experience they provide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something about the movie-going experience that\u2019s so dif-<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ferent with horror films,\u201d Flatley said. \u201cYou go in and you\u2019re tense, there\u2019s suspense, and you\u2019re scared. It\u2019s fun. You definitely become more a part of the movie in horror films than you would in other ones because they\u2019re specifically for you to get scared, so you\u2019re actively participating in the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Flatley has been a loyal horror movie fan from the beginning,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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she said she really enjoys the current trend of in- tegrating more than just gore, violence and spirits.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really liking the new wave of horror film,\u201d Flatley said.\u201cThey are more about social justice issues and how your mind works, and those are really, really cool. A lot of it has to do with more of these films that are terrifying because they\u2019re things that are real in society today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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