I write horror stories and love reading and watching horror, I have since I was a kid. However, most of the people in my life don't enjoy horror. I've been hearing that a lot of people don't like horror because there's enough darkness in the world, so why experience more of it? Why contribute to it? I end up feeling sort of uncertain about why I... See more

Horror’s power is agnostic to medium.

Watching horror allows us to also explore morbid curiosities, again all while knowing nothing is actually at stake. Secure examination. We can overcome and master our fears. Pushing our emotional limits and exploring dark matters ultimately provides us a sense of twisted, adventurous accomplishment. Horror content is ironically therapeutic.