Happy October yāall!! Horror is my favorite genre of film! Something about being scared has always been super exciting to me. Horror is such a huge turn on for me, I always thought I was weird for that. Netflix and chill? Horror is my go-to š because I felt so weird about my arousal from horror films, a few years back I did some googling to figure out what the heck was āwrongā with me. The science actually makes a lot od sense & I quickly learned that I am not weird or wrong or alone..but that itās super common!
horror-induced horniness has a lot to do with your bodyās physiological response to fear. There are a few natural and hormonal responses to fear. Our adrenaline and cortisol levels go up while our blood goes to our extremities. This ALSO happens when weāre aroused. Quoted from
Dr. Holly Richmond (licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist, and holds a PhD in Somatic Psychology) When weāre scared our blood is naturally pulled to our extremities, so that we can run faster,ā Richmond says. āWhen weāre turned on, the blood flows to our genitalsā¦ Cortisol levels go up both when weāre scared, and when weāre in aroused, specifically in situations with new partners, or when thereās a novel aspect to sex.ā
I love good jump scare, Scream has been my favorite since I was a child. But my all time favorite horror is psychological horror. The ones that make you think..maybe not as many (or any) jump scares, but the ones that donāt necessarily appear as āhorrorā form the outside. Midsommar, Hereditary, It Follows, and The Witch are my all time favorites. A24 loyalist here!! Lol
The Witch is so much my favorite movie that I used it as reference for my stomach piece!
@penny @missy
