Horror Movie Night

What to do if your girlfriend/partner wants to watch a horror movie (and you are a scared little chicken)?

It is that time of the year again, getting closer and closer to Halloween and we're already seeing the news of horror clowns terrorizing people. Your partner gets in the mood for a Horror Movie Night and wants nothing more than to spend a 'romantic evening' watching a scary movie - ugh.

I am not a fan of horror movies to say the least. Perhaps it's my creative mind, but I always seem to overthink things that happen in the movies and always seem to fall for the jump-scares. I have however learned some tricks along the way to not suffer as much anymore, so here's some tips to survive Horror Movie Night.

• Tip 1

Hold your girlfriend while watching the movie, this gives you the chance to blame getting scared on her. Not to mention, she will most likely feel very safe lying in your arms you romantic cry-bear.

• Tip 2

Time your drink and snack moments appropriately. If you just so happen to miss the jump-scare moment because you strategically took a sip from your drink, you won't get scared as easily. The biggest drawback is you might spill your drink when she jumps up scared...

• Tip 3

Be super attentive. You don't like to watch scary movies anyway, so just focus on making her comfortable. Get her a blanket, refill her drink, set up a foot bath, anything to keep your eyes off the screen. Only use this one when your watching the super-scary movies.

• Tip 4

Watch the movie and just imagine the scary characters to be naked. This is a trick that was once told to me by my music teacher who used it to ease her tension while performing on stage by imagining the audience was filled with naked people. 

On second thought, imagining some of those monsters naked would put you off sleeping for a couple more nights... Perhaps you could imagine the monsters as something funny, like they showed Harry Potter and his classmates on how to deal with the boggart.

• Tip 5

Compromise. Why should you be the only one to suffer? Say you'll watch this one scary movie with her if she is willing to watch the latest Silvester Stallone flick. This way you both win, and if you watch the action movie straight after the scary one, you'll most likely sleep better (or is that just me?).

• Tip 6:

Watch the (scary) spoilers on Youtube! You will be prepared for what will happen in the movie and have mostly no worries watching the movie, this is the best tip I can give you. Why didn't I put this one at the top?

There you have it, my short list of useful tips to survive fright night. I am curious to know how you deal with watching scary movies and perhaps I'll pick up a trick or two :)