Students Discuss Their Favorite Horror Films

When asking people around the Wright College campus about their favorite scary movies, there were various answers; “Scream,” “Saw,” " Friday the 13th,” “The Conjuring,” "Five Nights at Freddy's” and "Coraline” among others.

The horror movie that students mentioned as their favorite the most was “Scream,” a 1996 film that skyrocketed in popularity and revolutionized horror even though people were bored by the influx of slasher movies such as Halloween and Friday the 13th and their sequels, according to an article on Movieweb from Donnie Smith and Federico Furzan.

Majella Dervila, a student majoring in medical assisting, said, “I liked ‘Scream’ because it stands out from other normal Halloween movies. The main character, Sid, actually fights back and kills the villain and how she is not a virgin because usually the main characters are. They even joke about this in the movie giving it an Easter egg. Spoiler alert! I did not expect there to be two villains working which was something no one expected when the movie first came out.”

Adrian Horea, a student majoring in education, said he enjoyed Coraline. “I liked this movie because it gives me nostalgia since I watched it a lot in my childhood. Something that interested me was how they used stop-motion animation, the background music, and the overall lesson the movie was trying to show. I think the producers did a phenomenal job creating this film.”

Dervila also said, “I recommend the movie Child’s Play because it’s one of the stepping stones in popular horror movies. I have watched it many times in my life and have never gotten bored of it with the maniacal doll Chucky.”

Although there were many people who said they have a favorite scary movie, there were a few people that said that horror movies were not their thing. Olivia Adamczyk, an engineering major said, “I don’t like gory movies because I can still see the images in my mind when I close my eyes.” 

Adamczyk added, “I don't like jump scares or being on edge since I’m already an anxious person. I don’t like the sensations I get from feeling scared. I also get easily attached to characters and get overly emotional when I see anyone die or get injured regardless of whether or not other people think they deserved it.”

Lynn Jackson, a psychology major, was one of the few that mentioned a psychological thriller, “Silence of the Lambs," which Jackson described as the “best horror movie of all time.” 

Illustration by Daria Nowak.