Analysing participant results of my Horror film questionnaire

5. First Second Third
The silence of the Lambs The shining The Ring
Alien Silence of the Lambs Day of the Dead
Truth or Dare Paranormal Activity The Grudge
The Ring Scream Insidious
28 days later Sinister Paranormal Activity
The Babadook Saw Anaconda
The Woman in black Dead Silence Final Destination
Sinister Annabelle Ouiji
The Exorcist Insidious Sinister
The Hills have Eyes House of the Demons The Cabin in the woods
The Conjuring The Exorcist The Woman in Black

6. Answers:
- Suspense
- Atmosphere – plot
- Getting Scared
- The jump/mind racing
- Jump scares
- Social aspect of getting scared with friends
- The reactions of other people
- The thrill of the jump
- Tense scary moments
- The thrill
- Feeling scared
- Fun
- The thrill, excitement and adrenaline
- Anticipation
- The fear and adrenaline rush

7. Responses:
- Jigsaw x 11
- Hannibal Lecter x3
- Jaws
- Chucky
- Leather face
- Exorcist girl

8. - We are fascinated with adrenaline
- Because our lives are generally safe, with very few adrenaline rushes, it brings people together for shared
experience.
- We enjoy the thrill and the inner pyscho of ourselves
- Because we are scared of what we don’t know
- The fear of the unknown
- Lack of the balance of hormones after the majority of danger got removed from our hunter/gatherer lifestyle.
Now we crave that adrenaline/fear we no longer have.
- We like to consider ourselves the best thing on the planet. When we are outsmarted it creates a complex
where we are amazed we are weaker. It’s sort of an adrenaline experience to be weaker
- We like to be reminded what its like to be ‘normal’ when we turn the film off.
- People love being scared when they no there is no real risk.
- Secretly, we all love adrenaline.. The thrill of the chase takes us to our animalistic instincts.
- We love the adrenaline from fear.
- Because deep down we all love to see people when they are fragile, vulnerable and in pain. We feed off this
and imagine being the character committing this paranormal/cruel act.
- Can’t guess what will happen next
- Adrenaline Junkies!