Why We Love Horror

When you think about entertainment, everyone has a different version of what is entertaining. In Roman times, seeing people being torn alive by massive animals was a form of entertainment. These days, if that were to happen, someone would go to jail and probably be killed themselves. But on the contrary, if we drive past an automobile accident, the first question most people want answered is, "Is anyone dead?". It is like a morbid curiosity that doesn’t seem to matter about morals.

What is it people like about things that are so cheap and horrifying? You would think people would turn away from such things. Especially if they have been through a similar situation you think it would make a difference. It’s just like watching someone get insulted, then laugh. As long as it isn’t you, its funny. Why does it seem that humans get more pleasure from seeing others in pain than getting pleasure just themselves? Could it be an inner need for security and knowing it isn’t them that is having the hard time?

A good example is someone in financial difficulty. When they were doing well they shunned away people who were having problems. These people would turn away from homeless people and not give to charity feeling they are above that. Some people even go as far as to say that is their problem and that these people should get a job, absolutely no pitty. Am I saying that people deserve lots of handouts if they get in a situation? No, I just think everyone gets down and is in need of help at some point. Then when this person finds themselves in a jam, they expect people to help them. But will they get help? No, because their friends are just like them, now they are the ones being looked down upon.

Money is really the root of a lot of problems. When you have it its great and you do whatever u can usually to keep it for yourself. You dare anyone to try and take it from you. If you don’t have it, it’s all you strive for. It’s what you live for! I really don’t find many people who are just genuinely happy moneywise. People who love the cheap kind of entertainment with that morbid curiosity prove a theory that there is always a dark side to human nature. That dark side is also brought out by money. Money and horror seem to not be too distant of relatives when it comes to human nature. They can both bring out the worst in people and make you wish it would go away. They both seem to cause problems and can be scary. If you have too much money, you can’t trust anyone, if you are in a horror movie you can’t trust anyone either. The parallel’s to money and the scary unknown are astounding.

People’s behavior can totally change and they can become out of character under both circumstances. I think this is an important reason why communism doesn’t work. No matter what happens, you can’t control someone’s finances and people will never be equal. Trying to make that work is horrible, hence a horror situation arises when people try to beat the system. Is it possible to have a world like that? A world where everyone can be equal? It doesn’t seem so because no matter what, there will always be some kind of differences. If it isn’t money, it will be looks and so on. The old quote, “Why can’t we all just get along?” seems like the golden question.

Why can’t we? What is stopping us from being horrible and controlled by money and power that we can’t just see through to the real side of people. If there were no money, and we were all subsistence living, what would people be like? Would people be true to themselves and do what they were interested in, living happy lives without bounds? Or would the population find something else to hoard in abundance? What would the world be like if you could marry who you wanted, do what you wanted, live where you wanted and not be dictated by money and things that don’t really mean anything? Would there be another Roman Pox Romana and have us live in harmony? Or would it be like the real one and eventually end due to war.

Instead of having things that could cause pain, wouldn’t it be nice if we all just found a way to get along and still keep our own beliefs, just not let others interrupt our own. Really, if we are solid on our own beliefs, it should not bother us what other people are doing as long as they allow us to do what we want. Why is a world like that an oxymoron? It would be wonderful to see people get over their differences and move on with life living it the way they wanted to live it, not having to care about others.

Since it is mostly about power trades and ends usually anyway, why not get rid of formal marriage? With the divorce rate like it is, what is the point? Most couples live like married couples long before even the thought sometimes. If there were no divorces, then the world would be a lot more peaceful. It is a nice thought but I know people must have that piece of paper even if it runs out after a while and the feelings are long gone. People don’t have to pay for that kind of torture, they do it to themselves by staying in decrepit situations. It could be viewed as the emotional equivalent of cutting your wrists. You just let the life flow out until there is nothing left, and as it goes, your heart continues to beat. It knows time is coming to an end but refuses to do anything about it, just watches it fade away. Mainly, people will always have this dark side. If they aren’t watching it, they are probably living it in some way. Maybe it is in human nature to never be truly happy.