12. Forbidden Thrill
Part of the greatness of horror, is that in many cases you are getting a forbidden thrill. This is especially pertinent if you are like me, you like in the UK, you have a region free DVD player and you can import all of the lovely Region 1 releases of either unrated and uncensored movies or movies that have not been submitted to the UK censors, or the censors have taken a dislike to. It may be a horrid, grimy, seedy film, but I got an undeniable thrill out of watching Erotic Nights of the Living Dead. I got a thrill out of watching Beyond the Darkness, Addio Zio Tom, Love Me Deadly and I Stand Alone among other region 1 releases. Some of the films I have watched have been repulsive but there is still that illicit thrill. Only horror films can give you the thrill of transgression and the forbidden.