The Average Age A Person Watches Their First Scary Movie Is…
With Halloween fast approaching, it’s hard to escape scary movies on TV, and while some folks may not think they are appropriate for kids, apparently a lot of people were…
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Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesWith Halloween fast approaching, it’s hard to escape scary movies on TV, and while some folks may not think they are appropriate for kids, apparently a lot of people were first introduced to horror flicks when they were pretty young.
A new survey finds the average person watched their first scary movie when they were just 10 years old, with the most common horror movies people watch before they turn 18 being:
- “The Exorcist”
- “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
- “Halloween”
- “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
- “Psycho”
- “The Shining”
- “The Evil Dead”
- “28 Days Later”
- “The Conjuring”
- “Alien”
When it comes to watching scary flicks…
- 62% of people find it fun to be scared.
- 47% say a scary movie caused them to have a nightmare
- The average person needs three days to shake off the effects of a spooky flick.
- 52% of people say the things that frightened them when they are young have the same effect on the today.
Nicole WeaverWriter
