Everyone makes fun of the girl in the horror movie who shouts “Hello, is there anyone here”, the general reaction of the viewer is come on honey, do you really think that psychotic murder is happening ? to say "Yes, I'm going up the stairs to kill you, so get ready." Everyone who watches horror movies hates these clichés, so why do directors still put these horrible clichés in their films? Are directors and writers unaware of the endless number of horror movie parodies and internet memes, or are they brilliant minds who understand the needs of their core audience? Think about it, why in all the years horror movies have been released still follow the same pattern? The answer is pretty simple: teenagers today and in every generation, no matter how different they think they are from the previous generation of teenagers, are the same. Horror films are made to appeal to teenagers, which means the format doesn't need much change to get the job done. It is precisely these clichés that are so hated, the distraction from the real world, the excitement and pride felt after facing a fear that makes horror films appealing to teenagers rather than adults. For teenagers, who in this essay will be defined as people between the ages of 14 and 20, life is constantly changing. They are moving into middle school, high school, or their freshman year of college, and the world as they once knew it is no longer the same. It seems that as soon as the teenager can say "ok, this is something that won't change", it changes. This is why horror movie clichés appeal so much to teenagers. Stephen King, a famous horror novelist, briefly hints at this need for a constant when he says in “Why We Crave Horror,” “We too… middle of paper… still go and watch the horror movie, however, we do it in so that when we go out we can say I'm over it, so I can get over anything. One of my classmates, Kayla Hillegass, said, “I like watching scary movies as a challenge to see what will and won't scare me.” Teens love and need this thrill and sense of pride they get when they watch a horror movie and that's why they keep focusing on the latest horror movie out. The clichés that give teenagers a feeling of normality, as well as the break from the real world and all its problems, as well as the pride in overcoming the fear that one feels in horror films, are the perfect equation to explain why horror films They are aimed at teenagers rather than adults. As long as teenagers need to feel like they are in control of something and can do anything and need a break from life, horror movies will appeal to them..