Do A Certain "Type" of People Like Horror Movies?

[whimsical]

i love horror movies

 

[poppy]

See there^..if this were true, which, who knows..(btw let's see some rationale for this)..would show that an enneagram or two type of INFJ may be into that sort of thing.

So again, predominantly, INFJs find horror films unpleasant as INFJs can't tolerate conflict well.

Lol what does rationale have to do with it? Seriously? What's your rationale for making a statement about "INFJs generally". Do you know 50% or more of the world's INFJs?

I've only known one INFJ in meatspace, but he loved horror films. The slashier and more violent the better. Fe has nothing to do with watching a movie.

If you really wanna prove your point, why not just start a thread in the NF subforum and ask them? Personally I don't care that much.

 

[Spamtar]

I'm an INTP(Ti)(Ne)(Si)(Fe) and I always liked just about every genre of horror that I am aware of. The only stuff I dislike is some of the roll off low budget stuff (although I have seen quiet a bit of low budget stuff I do like.

I am not sure what is "torture porn" is it like Hostel? I actually liked Hostel I and II because I thought the direction and acting as a whole was very good and it didn't rely on the torture part to carry it through the film.

Slashers and Serial killers - not my favorite sub genre but pretty happy with them in general. Halloween II was the first one I saw and liked the first few Friday the 13ths but soon got tired of the series. Henry a Portrait of a Serial killer and American Psycho is one of my favorites of this subgenre

Vampires: Loved vampires since a little kid. Bela Lugosi "is" Dracula, but when I was really into vampires at about 9/10 years of age Christopher Lee was the vampire who got me hooked. My gardener is a total vampire nut and has offered me to watch so many DVDs on the sub genre to the point I will no longer watch low budget vampire flicks. Medium to high budget vampire flicks are always worth the time just to rent. My favorite is Christopher Lee's Hammer Studio's Dracula/Horror of Dracula (1958)

Werewolves: Werewolves are fun. Whats not to love about them. Less critical of werewolve flicks than vapire flicks on a whole. My favorite is in fact almost more comedy than horror American Werewolf in London followed closly by the darker werewolf version of Buffy TVS, i.e. Ginger especially in Ginger Snapps 2.

Zombies. This is for some unknow reason my favorite genre. Recently saw what I believe was the first Zombie movie White Zombie again with Bela Lugosi and although it hasn't aged the best nevertheless it prevails. 2004 was a great year in part because my favorites were actually a remakes or twists on a Romero classic. The remake of Dawn of the Dead (2004) and also loved the dark comedy Shawn of the Dead (2004)

so much more but will leave it here for now. Any other INTPs have a thing for horror flicks or is it just me?

 

[OrangeAppled]

I hate horror movies and will not watch them. I'm not desensitized to violence, and it repulses me. I'll watch psychological thrillers and suspense movies, but nothing with gory violence.

INFPs have discussed this on other boards, and from those samples, there's no standard among them. Some love them, some couldn't care less, and some hate them like I do. So no, I don't think it's type-related.

 

[Spamtar]

My middle sister is an INFx and although she doesn't as a rule like horror movies, she nevertheless is the most fun person to watch a horror movie with. She screams and covers her eyes and runs away yet almost against her will her curiosity pulls her back. Its more fun watching her react than watching the movie itself and also makes the movie more fun too. I swear looking at her responses, its almost as if the horror was happening right their in the movie theater/living room.

 

[Southern Kross]

I like the odd horror film but most are too cliched and generic to watch. And 'torture porn' is a major put off - its so sickening and unimaginative

I like horror films with real suspense and half-decent characterisation. I don't mind gore but it depends how its used. I'd say psychological thrillers are my favourite genre because I love the tension; being on the edge of your seat.

My favourite horror films:
Les Diaboliques
Silence of the Lambs
Psycho
Alien
The Ring
Seven
Rosemary's Baby

And I'm not sure if this is telling but my sister is an ESTJ and she loooooves horror films.

 

[Thalassa]

What you are missing is that I am offering you some knowledge by adding to your thread that type is related from the standpoint of which types do or don't like horror movies.

The reason is, horror movies present a conflict of interest, values and need for harmony. All three of these qualities is inherent to INFJs.

So, therefore, INFJs, by process of elimination, are not generally included in groups of types who like horror movies.

I won't charge you for the extra entry to your thread

Yeah I already figured that out, if you check your reps even before you made this comment.

But you're an ENTP and you said that you bet their house feels creepy, so I'm still not clear on what that comment was about.

 

[Giggly]

I'm not into horror movies but I love halloween.

 

[paperoceans]

I'm a fanatic but... a lot of "horror" films these days are mediocre; there's too much gore and random bits of sex. I don't know... I'm more of a fan of psychological thrillers, like: Hard Candy, A Tale of Two Sisters, etc. Gore is just foul, not scary.

Well, to me anyway.

 

[Winds of Thor]

Lol what does rationale have to do with it? Seriously? What's your rationale for making a statement about "INFJs generally". Do you know 50% or more of the world's INFJs?

I've only known one INFJ in meatspace, but he loved horror films. The slashier and more violent the better. Fe has nothing to do with watching a movie.

If you really wanna prove your point, why not just start a thread in the NF subforum and ask them? Personally I don't care that much.

The point..is to explore...and not attempt to defeat. Unless, of course, you want to argue with an ENTP. Let me know. We'll draw pistols at noon.

 

[poppy]

The point..is to explore...and not attempt to defeat. Unless, of course, you want to argue with an ENTP. Let me know. We'll draw pistols at noon.

I don't understand...I didn't think I was trying to defeat anything? I even suggested a way to explore it further.

Hah, and no, I don't want to continue argue with you, because I kind of don't understand you. And I'd rather not continue to argue about a topic when I am not sure if you even know what I'm saying. To have an argument people have to be speaking the same language. (I mean, unless you just want to shout babbledegook at each other, that's fun too sometimes)

 

[MacGuffin]

WTF happened to this thread?

 

[Totenkindly]

WTF happened to this thread?

Various emo gore and shocks moved to Off-Topic posts.

 

[King sns]

This doesn't sound type related..

Though I don't really prefer them because they're not realistic enough, which could relate to my S, if that counts for anything. I really don't think it does.

Mostly they are just funny.

 

[Usehername]

I just don't like how I feel when I watch them. It doesn't make me happy or make me think, which to me are the two major reasons for watching a movie.

I don't know if it would be type related. I think the last thread on this topic speculated (rightly or wrongly) that it was a TvsF thing.

 

[MacGuffin]

Copied from a post @ INTPc:

The Greatest IMHO (approximate chronological order):

The Phantom of the Opera
Dracula
The Wolf Man
Frankenstein
Freaks
Les Diaboliques
Psycho
The Haunting
Night of the Living Dead
Rosemary's Baby
Jaws
Black Christmas
The Exorcist
Carrie
Suspiria
Halloween
Alien
The Shining
An American Werewolf in London
Poltergeist
The Thing
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Hitcher
Evil Dead II
Silence of the Lambs
Candyman
Se7en
Scream
Session 9
The Ring

Probably some others I can't think of (not The Others, even though that was pretty good). The Descent was pretty good for a recent one, as was Wolf Creek.

 

[Totenkindly]

I really liked "The Haunting in Connecticut",

rationally, that movie was a trainwreck... but I actually liked it anyway. I think the cinematography and visuals were interesting and creepy.

My favorite horror flicks include (as far as what I can recall right this sec):

• The Silence of the Lambs
• Alien
• The Ring
• The Grudge
• The Descent
• Session 9
• Se7en
• Blair Witch Project (overrated now)
• Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
• Hostel (I'm ashamed to admit that one)
• 28 Days Later
• Pan's Labyrinth (not a horror flick per se, but lots of creepy and dark stuff)
• Rosemary's Baby
• The Others
• An American Werewolf in London

I don't consider The Sixth Sense a horror movie at all, but a few of the ghost scenes were beautifully done, and I still get creeped out by the girl ghost under the bed... the look on her face is dead.

I need actual emo and psych engagement in my horror flicks, pure gore for its own sake bores me to tears. I like to be unsettled psychologically, and I also like to have things seem real. People have to drive the plot.

 

[King sns]

Jennifer:

The Ring
The Grudge
Blair Witch Project (overrated now)
Hostel (I'm ashamed to admit that one)
28 Days Later

I'm ashamed of all of them. Tsk tsk!!!! Terrible movies!! Particularly the grudge. Why did she keep going back to that house to begin with?? She could have walked away at any time.

I don't get the big hype with the ring.



Session 9
Se7en

These are alright.. Pretty entertaining to watch.
Haven't seen silence of the lambs but I imagine that its pretty good.

I enjoyed The Omen (new.) Would like to see the old one. That was entertaining and funny at times.

 

[MacGuffin]

Haven't seen silence of the lambs but I imagine that its pretty good.

Pretty good? It won for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay!

 

[King sns]

Pretty good? It won for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay!

Right...
That's where i'm getting my little "hunch."
Me and my ragingly good Ni use