Does watching horror/thriller movies make you braver?

I'm watching the Game Grumps play Resident Evil 7 for that very reason. The answer shorthand is no. However you can become braver by using scary movies. You can't just become braver just by watching scary videos. You have to be scared. You have to know how you feel fear, so you can better control it, and honestly,. read more

Not in my experience. No. In fact a great horror movie like The Exorcist or The Shining might make you a coward for a couple of days. Its time & real life experiences that make you braver not movies. If horror movies make you braver, then comedies make you a stand up comic while romance make you a casanova. read more

Even if you are young and healthy, watching horror movies can mess with you in ways you didn’t expect. When you get scared your adrenaline and cortisone levels spike. This in turn can dredge up repressed traumatic memories. read more