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horror movies, specifically teen/slasher (Thing Texas Chainsaw Massacre) films like VERY strong Freudian element to them. The killer stands in for repressed teen/male sexuality releasing those repressed feels by symbolically raping (killing) young women. Movies like Nightmare on Elm Street are very much about sexual repression, as the 'monster' punished teens for stepping outside social norms by become sexually active before marriage.
(I just finished teaching this lesson to my intro to media studies students)
So yes - i guess there is a connection between horror movies and sex, but in more general terms - im going to have to place myself "maybe" category. Fear is complex, and not all fear is the same.
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