Let me start this by saying I do not scare easily. This is a really important statement to keep in mind throughout my hub / confession / therapy session I have going on here.

When I was a child, I watched every horror movie that came out. 99% of the time nothing bothered me. My parents felt as long as I enjoyed the movies and I was not afraid, I was being taught to be brave in some way. My favorite movie when I was a little girl was Poltergeist. It made me happy because it actually scared me and that was an achievement. Oh, that ugly little clown doll!

Basically, this is the same theory I've taken with me into adulthood regarding horror movies: if it can scare me, it is a winner. I thought Blair Witch Project was pretty scary. The children's voices in the woods did actually disturb me. I lost a little bit of sleep that night. So therefore, Blair Witch was a thumbs up.

Next, there was the ultimate horror movie. I saw The Ring 9 years ago when it first came out thinking it would be nothing. The previews looked interesting, but not that scary. Boy, was I ever wrong. By the end of the movie, one of my friends had her face buried in right arm and my other friend had her face buried in my left arm. I refused to turn away. I was actually scared! I was shaking from watching that movie. Of course, it did add to my fear that people wear literally screaming and hiding behind their seats. Nonetheless, I agreed with them. A movie really scared me! It was amazing. The Ring will always get an A+ in my book.

After that, horror movies fell short for me. I laughed at Paranormal Activity. I snorted at The Last Exorcism. Give me something scary! I was practically demanding it from Hollywood. Well, what do you know? They delivered.