The Psychological Issues of Watching Horror Movies with Special Effects The increased use of special effects in horror movies has led to many of its characters to appear more realistic and immersive to audiences. This has led to filmmakers to also use some aspects of special effects to help enhance the storytelling of horror movies to make it more immersive to audiences and keep them interested and intrigued throughout the entire movie. This has prompted many audience members to become emotionally invested in these horror movies which can have potential negative psychological issues on audience members if they are not mature enough. If the audience is not sophisticated; it can contribute to them acting more aggressive or angrily when being …show more content…
With special effects in horror movies causing audience members to act angrier in their personal life, it can also hamper a person’s social life. Being angry can hamper a person’s social life by that person being a bad influence on other people and can compel them to avoid that person because they do not want that negative behavior around them. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a 24 hour hotline that provides help and comfort to abusive relationships, said that a person’s “anger can cause people to feel put off, upset, intimidated, afraid, or a handful of other unpleasant emotions”, and it can run “the risk of pushing loved ones out of [that person’s] life for good.” It is very beneficial to a person to seek to repress their anger when dealing with others. Having friends and family around can greatly help a person when dealing with psychological issues and also help to avoid suffering from potential loneliness. According to Kendra Shelley, a psychological rehabilitation specialist, said that loneliness can have many negative effects such as “depression and suicide, increased stress levels, antisocial behavior, and can result in alcoholism and drug abuse.” A person that is able to sustain their social life can be beneficial when dealing with psychological issues because it will let that person have a support group to help that person potentially overcome their psychological issues easier. But with special effects increasing the interest and intrigue of horror movies, it can be really beneficial to a person to develop their maturity, so that person can avoid dealing with potential psychological