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Walk Away! I Would!

@bluesa (15022)

Johannesburg, South Africa

September 5, 2018 4:09pm CST

I had to laugh, luckily my friend could laugh about it too! Recently over a cup coffee or two, we could just sit and shake our heads. I don't watch horror movies and nor does she, but the one evening she was channel surfing and got pulled into a movie she normally wouldn't watch. She kept telling herself to change the channel, says that she knew she should have walked away from the tv. Instead she watched the movie finished, told herself what a nut she had been to sit through it and then had nightmares the whole night! Have you ever watched a movie finished when you know it is going to freak you out, or do you easily walk away from it, so you can sleep with some peace of mind? I tend to walk away, I have enough worries keeping me awake at night without a horror movie adding to it!

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

5 Sep 18

I wouldn't switch on a horror film in the first place.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

5 Sep 18

Yes @MALUSE I am the same. I even went to go and sit in the garden and read a book while friends of mine watched a horror movie. I did warn them I would not watch it.

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

5 Sep 18

@bluesa I would have stayed in the garden, too.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

5 Sep 18

@MALUSE , Yes, that way we avoid such disturbing nonsense.

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@moffittjc (121548)

• Gainesville, Florida

6 Sep 18

I love horror movies, so I would get completely wrapped up in watching one, and wouldn't be able to take my eyes off the movie or walk away.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

8 Sep 18

@moffittjc lately just day to day life leaves me feeling like that. I will rather avoid anything that can add to that. Keep enjoying horror movies though and don't forget the popcorn.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

You're brave, Jeff. I just don't like the uneasy feeling a horror movie can leave a person with.

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@moffittjc (121548)

• Gainesville, Florida

8 Sep 18

@bluesa That's precisely why I love them! They take me out of my comfort zone and leave me on edge.

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

7 Sep 18

There were a few times that I got sucked in and then wondered what was going to happen and, sure enough the nightmares came but most of the times I don't even start.

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

9 Sep 18

@bluesa That's how bait works, isn't it?

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

11 Sep 18

@1hopefulman Yes, that is how bait works, it is the curiousity

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Sorry you did get pulled in a few times. That is why I change the channel or I walk away before I can get pulled in, though like my friend said, she was so curious she just couldn't change the channel.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

7 Sep 18

I don't blame you. I am not interested in horror films. When I was a kid, I watched Dracula with a friend of mine. I had the most horrible nightmares. I had to sleep with my parents for weeks before I felt save enough to sleep in my own bed. And I was 29 years old! LOL! Just kidding. I must have been 9 or 10.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Those Dracula movies were scary! Lol, I don't watch a horror movie because even at my age I would grab a teddy bear, Dianne.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

7 Sep 18

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@YrNemo (20255)

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9 Sep 18

I avoid those horror movies, but I have difficulty walking away from stupid movies. Problem is, I keep telling myself to give such movies some chance.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

9 Sep 18

Lol, I know what you mean @YrNemo I admit I have been pulled into some stupid movies too.

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@YrNemo (20255)

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10 Sep 18

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@Kasjnak (4489)

• Romania

6 Sep 18

Well, I love horror movies

. But there are some movies that are really disturbing and those are the ones that give me nightmares. Films like "Requiem for a dream" or "American History X". All those events can easily happen in real life and that's what gives me nightmares. A horror movie is just a movie, I can go to sleep after watching such movies, no problem.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Sometimes a movie about something that could happen is more scary than a horror movie. If I watch a movie it would be something light hearted.

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@Kasjnak (4489)

• Romania

7 Sep 18

@bluesa precisely! Horror movies give me some thrills and some scares, but what terrifies me is a movie that could easily be real life

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

8 Sep 18

@Kasjnak plus I suppose certain real stuff in life is more horrific than any horror movie. That's why I try to watch calming stuff if at all possible.

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@irishidid (8687)

• United States

7 Sep 18

Love horror movies and raised my kids on them. As writer nightmares are future stories.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

It is good if you can stomach horror movies, I just don't like the feeling a horror movie can leave a person with, I don't like any movie that can leave me feeling disturbed.

@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

6 Sep 18

I don't like horror movies that involve ghosts. I don't want to subject myself to that feeling of being scared and paranoid that something might jump on me or show up in the mirror.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Same here @toniganzon I also don't want to subject myself to a movie that leaves me feeling scared or paranoid.

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@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

13 Sep 18

I try to avoid movies that will give me nightmares however, these days the news is bad enough to cause nightmares.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

13 Sep 18

That is so true, Iz, the news here is also horrific @BelleStarr . Don't know how we're supposed to get a peaceful nights rest lately.

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@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

6 Sep 18

I never watch horror movies I don't like them and would turn it over quickly!

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Hi Gary, I don't like them either and I walk away from a horror movie or change the channel very quickly @garymarsh6 .

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

8 Sep 18

I can't stand horror movies! It's like a kind of torture for me. hehe

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

8 Sep 18

For me too. I don't like the feelings or images they leave a person with. It is difficult enough to have peace of mind in this life today.

@Morleyhunt (21744)

• Canada

6 Sep 18

I've inadvertently been drawn into a movie that I normally wouldn't watch. Most of the time I would just walk away.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Yes, normally she would have walked away too, this movie just somehow grabbed her attention.

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@FayeHazel (40243)

• United States

6 Sep 18

I do like horror movies, - but I am sure to have enough time to watch something else, something funny, or relaxing before bed. I can relate though - I once diced jalapenos with no gloves.... I knew it was a bad choice and did it anyway. Ha.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Good you make sure you have enough time to watch something else before heading to bed after a horror movie. Oh ouch that would burn!

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@FayeHazel (40243)

• United States

12 Sep 18

@bluesa Ah yes, it's nicer to go to bed relaxed

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@nitirrbb7 (4317)

• India

6 Sep 18

I am use to watching horror movies, but my wife always does these kinds of things. I warn her about the consequences but she ignore them. And at night she has these nightmares and makes weird noises and gets frightened and keeps me awake for long

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

Sorry your wife keeps you awake after watching horror movies, you have a lot of patience.

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@nitirrbb7 (4317)

• India

9 Sep 18

@bluesa Yeah that was one of the promises made while getting married, that I will keep patience no matter what the situation in our married life might be

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

5 Sep 18

I have watched some disturbing movies that kept my mind going at night. They weren't actual horror movies but stories about disturbing things.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

I know what you mean, I try my utmost to avoid those type of movies too. I don't watch movies that can leave me feeling upset if at all possible.

@Kandae11 (54986)

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5 Sep 18

I never watch horror movies. If I am caught offguard I would switch off immediately.

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@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

7 Sep 18

I agree @Kandae11 , I would either change the channel immediately or switch it off.