It’s no secret that horror movies are not for everyone.
Many find horror movies to be too much to handle, especially if they scare easily.
And that’s okay!
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Everyone is different, after all.
But diving straight into the deep end is unwise, as that can turn them off horror for good.
Luckily, some mild horror movies are perfect for anyone who wants to start first in the shallow end.
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Although, he was considered much scarier when the film was newer.
Chucky is a living, foul-mouthed doll who happens to be an evil killer.
Ready or Notis a darkly comedic horror film that mocks extreme wealth and the habits of out-of-touch people.
Despite being critically acclaimed, the movie is more creepy than scary.
Another reason it’s less frightening is that nothing overtly supernatural happens in the movie.
At the time of its release, this found-footage film petrified an entire generation with fear.
This, of course, wasn’t true, and all three actors are still alive and well.
It’s more of psychological horror if anything.
This is because it breaks so many conventional horror movie boundaries.
For one, much of the movie is silent.
He’s just a man.
Sure he wears a creepy mask, but he wears it for all of five minutes.
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For the rest of the movie, his face is completely exposed, which makes him much less threatening.
Thethird film in theEvil Deadfranchisefunctions as a sort of action/comedy/horror hybrid.
It is technically a horror film with a few mildly scary parts, but they are easily overshadowed.
Unfortunately for them, the nearby forest is home to a witch.
What’s more, the witch herself is seldom seen.
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