Harvard Business Review has a take on why we like being scared.

https://hbr.org/2021/10/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-or-hate-horror#:~:text=One%20reason%20we%20consume%20horror,form%20of%20excitement%20or%20joy).

The big studios are all in on horror movies this year, 29 or so expected at your neighborhood theater this year.

They account for 9% of the total box office take.

The first horror film, according to cinema historians, was a 3-minute short called the House of the Devil. They raked in $676 million in domestic sales last year.

One of the greatest of all time, The Exorcist, is getting a redo this year, one of the most anticipated films of the year. Ellen Burstyn will reprise her role.

Houston film critic Kevin Ranson says they aren't just date night fare anymore. 40% of audiences are over 30. "The generation that enjoyed the 80's horror and 90's furthering of that horror have grown up, and they've kind of felt the interest is there and they've grown up with it."

Scream VI is beating John Wick in the annual box office tally.

You love them or you hate them. No other genre is less liked or more disliked. 49% love them and 45% can't stand them. It's enough to make you scream.

Next month Renfield is released April 14. It continues the Dracula theme.

The most liked genres are comedies, action movies and dramas. Horror movies beat out Westerns.

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