1 is the loneliest number... and the scariest

After watching Cat People and doing some person reflection watching other horror movies, I came to this golden rule of horror so to speak: everything is more scary when you are alone. The pool scene in cat people was scary because she was alone in a dark room. Think about it to yourself for a second, being home alone on a dark storming night terrifying especially when the lights begin to flicker. Have another person with you makes the situation dramatically more comfortable. Even having a pet dog or cat can make the situation less unnerving. People are social beings by nature and being alone goes against that nature.

The second reason why being alone way more scary is because in horror movies as soon as you wonder out by yourself, your basically as good as dead. It is just like in the wild, the predator cuts off a weak dumb target from the herd and attacks. If your alone in a scary situation you feel like a weak dumb target, cause your ARE the weak dumb target. Movies build this fear into us, if your alone in a scary your the prime target, unless there is a minority, dumb jock, pretty cheerleader, or a ginger in the nearby, in that case there is a horror movie status quo. Still being alone drastically increases the scarometer whether there is a genuine threat or not. If you read my previous blog you'll remember my fear of raptors in my parent's basement. That fear only occurred when I was alone. Loneliness is the source of many irrational fears and is an easy set up for a horror scene.