7 horror films for people who don’t like being scared

Get in the Halloween spirit with these outlandish, fun and sexy cult films that will give you the creeps – without giving you nightmares

7 horror films for people who don’t like being scared
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Halloween is the best time to watch horror films, but what if you hate being scared? We take the word horror from the Latin horrēre, to bristle, shudder or tremble, and I am not ashamed to say that I get no pleasure from bristling, shuddering or trembling. I admire those who do, but for me, our world is disturbing enough. Why frighten myself for fun?

And yet I love the trappings of horror – the creepy and grotesque, old houses,hellip;

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