The earliest horror movies were Gothic in style – meaning that they were frequently set in spooky old mansions, castles, or fog-shrouded, dark settings.Their main characters have included an “unknown,” person,supernatural or monstrous scary creatures, ranging from vampires, demented madmen,devils, evil spirits, monsters, mad scientists, “Frankenstein,”"Jekyll/Hyde” dualities (good against evil), demons,, Satanic villains, the “possessed,” werewolves and other entities to even the unseen, presence of evil.

Practically everybody knows what it’s like to feel really frightened: A pounding heartbeat,fast breathing. nervous perspiration, Butterflies in the stomach.  But either because that fright is caused by watching a nail-biting horror movie, listening to a spine-tingling story, or prowling through a shadowy haunted graveyard on Halloween, some people in fact revel in feeling frightened, they thrive on the latest Friday the 13^th movie or Stephen King novel. They take pleasure in the rush from in roller coasters or perhaps even sky diving. They crave having the life scared right out of them.