Scaredy Cat

Around this time of year, I start to get really psyched for scary movies. Now, my idea of a scary movie and your idea of a scary movie might be entirely different but suffice it to say I like to be scared. Not so scared that I have to leave a light on at night but like pleasantly frightened.

The thing is, I am a bit of a baby.

For instance, since there is a "Fear Fest" movie extravaganza going on On Demand these days I decided to watch a scary movie last night, while Adam was busy with his hockey in the living room. I chose a fairly dumb looking movie called "When a Stranger Calls" because 1) I didn't think it would be really scary, maybe just entertainingly so and 2) Most of the others were ones Adam wanted to watch with me. So I settle in for some shitty scary movie watching. It was about what I expected, bad, not that scary, and stupid. BUT even with all these qualities I still lay awake later that night a little freaked out. Which makes the whole thing even MORE dumb because:

1) I never give my number out, so clearly a Stranger ain't Calling
2) I was sleeping right next to someone who would probably try and protect me if a Stranger DID Call, or at least I could be like "Take him, Not me!".

Regardless, I had this uneasy low hum of scaredy-catness going on until the wee hours of the morning. And this was over a bad movie that wasn't even that scary.

I am a WUSS, I tell you.

Clearly I need to man up. In my younger days, my girlfriends and I used to rent terrible horror movies every Friday night and watch them at my friend Jenn's house. Movies like Witchboard, The Evil Dead, Satan's School For Girls to name a few. When we were in middle school (okay, high school!) Jenn and I once watched Candyman while we were home alone and then became hysterical with terror about a mysterious package that appeared on her front porch immediatlely following the movie. It may or may not have turned out later to be the front door knocker obscuring the view from the peephole.

In any case, having forgotten my scary movie roots I am on a quest to work my way up to a real scary movie this month. I am thinking maybe Saw? Although I heard the Descent is terrifying as well. I will let you know how this quest goes (probably at 1AM when I can't sleep over whatever crappy horror movie I try next!)



(this movie is scary I don't care what anyone says!)