The Negative Effects Of Horror Movies

Would it affect people if they watch a horror movie? It's well known that movies become one of the most biggest industry of the world in this century. Most of people prefer to spend their time watching a movie as if it is one of their hobbies. So far as we know, movies have a lot of genres to watch and a horror movie is the most popular one. It is not surprising that most people consider that horror movies is one of the best choice for watching a movie. However, watching horror movies can lead to three major negative side effects in a mentally and physically of human whether it be the risk of being a heart attack, sleeping disorder problems, and the trouble of imitation of violent behavior.

The biggest negative side effect of watching horror movies is increase the risk level of heart attack. Many people are still wondering why someone has a heart attack just because they are sitting on the couch and watching a horror movie. According to the research of Dr. George Bakris, who specializes in …show more content…
Many crimes in a history and this age are caused by a murderer who emulate an aggressive behavior from the movies that they have watched. According to the study of The Association for Youth Children and Natural Psychology, which mention that "Films can improve the language and social skills of a child, but they can also increase their violent and aggressive behavior." That means a murderer can kill other people by watching a movie not only because they have a mental illness or a personal conflict with their victim. It's obvious to prove these words through the news of the Daily Mail that reported about Matthew Tinling, who imitated the torture scene in a horror movie - 'Saw' by cutting a spinal cord of victim for exposing the PIN number. Although all of the violent behavior doesn't occur just because watching horror movies, but it is one of the