Why aren't Horror Movies scary anymore?

well horror movies started just as television discovered sound,back in the day they could do anything to scare the crap out of people,,these days something jumping out behind a closet gives us a little jump but we no its coming,,predictability and the knowledge that we no how fake and computer generated things are takes away all the shock value,,were the messed up MTV generation,nothing scares us.

1st person is right. While you get older, you realize that ALL horror movies are unrealistic. Now, you answered on the last question I answered on, so you know i'm 17. Even I don't really like the new horror movies. They are ALOT more comical than they are scary. The first Saw was pretty good, but not scary, just a little suspensful. Also, why do these movies not have ANY plot to them?! I mean really, Halloween (the original), was very scary and had a plot to it. I also think it's just because the world does so much stuff on it's own, that it's hard to scare ourselves anymore. People have seen SO much, it's damn near impossible to be scared. 70's-80's era horror is the best Halloween Friday The 13th Nightmare On Elm Street The Shining <--- That is my FAVORITE! That is where the horror is at!

It's not because people have been desensitized, you can't become unafraid of creepy things it is in your blood to look for things that are off. The reason why the movies are not the same is because the menace is right out in the open and not in the shadows were it used to be. Old movies were suspenseful and smart, but now all that movies have to offer is a menace out in the open hacking up people in front of you but in the older movies you wouldn't see the killing you would leave it to your imagination witch is a lot scarier than actually seeing it. Also CGI has ruined the uncanny valley effect. If a person is dressed in a creepy mask or costume your brain can't tell if it is a person or not creating an unsettling reaction. If the menace is CGI your brain can tell it's not human and is not afraid thus answering your question…

They were scarier when they let you use your own imagination. Now they think that with all the tech stuff that it makes a movie better. Half of the time it still looks fake. The original Amityville Horror scared me because it didn't show me what was looking in the window, it just hinted at it. There hasn't been a really scary movie in a long time. Except maybe all of those awful remakes that seem to be popping up everywhere.

Directors figure that they can put in a headless zombie and call it scary AND gory - a double whammy! When in actual reality horror has twists and turns, secrets and mysteries, not just bloody people waking up from their graves. I think we've lost the true art of horror and scare. It's much easier to make a person scream at the sight of a vampire then a good horror movie, so mostly it's all about the money.

It's because we, as the human race have accustomed ourselves to scary and violent things, hence the Resident Evil games (turned into movies), Silent Hill, also a game (and also turned into a movie), plus several other games which are probably still in line for a script to be written for them.

However, the recent trend with movies based on actual events, like An American Haunting and The Possession of Emily Rose would be very scary, if you consider they're movies based on documented events. Whether or not someone buys into them is a person to person basis.

All the best ideas are already taken. Society is become numb to all the crap that is out there. People don't believe it as much or get into it like they used to.

Blair Witch Project was the last movie that actually made me say Hmmmm... when everyone thought it might be real.

Other than that, they need to get a new twist and not make it gorey but more suspenseful... not showing the gore but fear of the unknown is the best.

Suspense makes things scary! I mean the viewer knows something is going to happen to a character they like and the heart beats faster and they wonder what the character will do when they find out. Hitchcock is the master, scary without being in your face gory.

I think thats what everyone thinks and I tottaly agree with you... More gore, just means gross... Doesn't scare me... I also think these movie makers are just throwing a bunch of stuff together to get a movie done and over with... Not to much thought put into them these days...

Studios these days care more about the almighty dollar than making a truly good quality movie.

I too miss the days of good scary movies.

I've asked myself the same question, but then again I've seen a couple that are pretty interesting. I know it's a remake, but I liked and was truly scared when I saw "The Grudge." I also liked "Saw" and "American Haunting." I know they're releasing the remake (for the 10th time) of "The Omen." We'll see how that one goes.