I have seen your reaction to films tagged horror in the past, and I think the best reply is defining what horror really means. Here is Webster's definition of the word:
Definition of HORROR
1
a : painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay <astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me — H. G. Wells>
b : intense aversion or repugnance
2
a : the quality of inspiring horror : repulsive, horrible, or dismal quality or character <contemplating the horror of their lives — Liam O'Flaherty>
b : something that inspires horror
3
plural : a state of extreme depression or apprehension
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Examples of HORROR
There was a look of horror on her face.
The crowd watched in horror as the fire spread.
His friends were shocked by the horror of his death.
His crimes were unspeakable horrors.
His memoirs recount the horrors of the war.
Origin of HORROR
Middle English horrour, from Anglo-French *orur, from Latin horror action of bristling, from horrēre to bristle, shiver; akin to Sanskrit harṣate he is excited
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to HORROR
Synonyms: atrociousness, atrocity, awfulness, dreadfulness, frightfulness, ghastliness, grisliness, gruesomeness, hideousness, horridness, monstrosity, repulsiveness
Antonyms: heaven, paradise
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