Horror Movies

I just saw the trailer for the new horror movie, "The Descent." As Jerry Seinfeld would say (picture the signature ascent in the pitch of the voice): WHAT is UP with THAT? I'm just a simple suburban wimp, but I like to think there's a little common sense in me. Who wants to see people get gored beyond reality by creatures who prey on hapless spelunkers? What fascinates people about seeing the undead feast upon the brains of unsuspecting thrillseekers? Furthermore, why would people pay $9.50 (not counting the $6.00 bag of popcorn or the $4.50 32oz soda) to sit through 90 minutes of blood-spatter, guts-munching, and other depraved violence? If it wanted to lose sleep, have nightmares, and/or become severely paranoid, I'd watch a full episode of 'The Simple Life,' but that's a rant for another time.

Horror movies have nothing to contribute to one's mind, as movies are meant to do. I read a review of Eli Roth's recent sex-fest-turned-torture-orgy "Hostel" which maintained that the movie actually had a message: What would YOU do if there were no rules? If anyone's answer to that question echoes the events of that movie, he/she is advised to seek psychological aid. Basic human morality should answer this question before any though need be given. I'm not saying that if you like scary movies, you're mentally unstable. But, the few times I go to the movie theater, I see more shady characters exiting the Eli Roth movie than the Wes Anderson one.