While slasher films are scary, the thought of a ghost being able to possess someone is much more terrifying. 

In the 2014 film “Dracula Untold,” Vlad, also known as Dracula said, “men don’t fear swords, they fear monsters.”

Supernatural films encompass themes relating to apparitions and spirits. These films can be within the comedy, science fiction, fantasy or horror genre.

Horror supernatural films are by far the scariest films to watch. 

One of my all time favorite supernatural films from the 21st century is “Smile” released on Sept. 30, 2022 and directed by Parker Finn. 

“Smile” contains all the right ingredients of a horror film. The film gave me the jumps, some humor  and a very enjoyable plot. 

An article published by the Washington Post said after conducting brain imaging scans, studies found that watching horror movies activates the threat-response brain regions just as if the danger were real.

The same article also revealed “after this rush, many people experience an elevated mood.”

To me, a really good horror movie should hold me in suspense and fear. Slasher films do not give me much of a sense of either. 

If a slasher is chasing me around with a knife, there’s a possibility that I can escape. Granted, I am not the fastest person ever and I have asthma, but if there is a ghost or some type of evil spirit in my house, no amount of running can stop it from ultimately ruining my life and leading to some evil entity possessing me. 

It’s the aspect of not knowing what will happen that scares me. 

If there’s a slasher running around my neighborhood, at least I’d be aware of it, but if there is a spirit or ghost in my house or in a building I’m in, there would be no way to tell until it’s too late.

Besides attempting an exorcism or trying some crazy voodoo, there is nothing to do to deteriorate the evil supernatural spirit. 

In slasher films, the protagonist is almost always able to hide from the slasher. However, in supernatural films it’s impossible to hide from something you cannot physically see. 

This makes me wonder, what do you do when you are not able to fight back against something you can’t touch or perceive?

I can never watch a supernatural film such as “Paranormal Activity” or “Insidious” without covering my eyes with my baby blanket and squeezing my dog. 

The argument of “slasher vs supernatural” is not even a fair argument. Slasher movies are for those who are too scared to watch a real horror film. 

A real horror movie should have me at the edge of my seat covering my eyes in fear of what will happen next. Slasher films have never done that for me.