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I may not be from your generation, but I'm still afraid to take a shower when I'm home alone. I remember seeing Psycho on HBO when I was maybe 9 or 10. Afterwards, my parents told me to go take a shower before I went to bed, and I was so afraid that all I did was run the shower while I sat on the floor.

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I agree that today's horror movies, while bloody and graphic, are not really scary. They're actually almost comical in a way, with some of the over-the-top, ridiculous scenerios they come up with. I think the scariest movies these days are coming out of Japan. They really know how to maximize the creepiness.

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But, in general, movies don't really scare people anymore. The reality of life these days is so much more terrifying than a movie could ever hope to be. When kids see their own friends shot dead in the school hallways, how can they be expected to be afraid of a movie.