Horror In Middle School

There are lots of arguments and points on if the horror genre is appropriate or inappropriate for the middle school age. Many people have different reasons on if students should be exposed to horror or not and I think they should not. I think so because being exposed to horror at a somewhat young age can have bad effects like aggression and violence, sleep disturbances, and even extreme things like symbolic catharsis. There could be lifelong effects involved with being exposed to horror which is why
I think it is not appropriate for the middle school age.
The first reason why I think that the horror genre is not appropriate for the middle school age is because there are bad effects on teens when they are exposed to horror. One very bad thing …show more content…
Another effect the horror genre can have on teens is sleep disturbances. When people get scared at night they usually get scared to sleep and have trouble with sleeping because when people watch movies or shows that are scary anything becomes scary like a shadow, a sound, even the air conditioning turning on can frighten someone terribly.
Many adults and children have trouble sleeping immediately after watching a scary movie. From the article The Lasting Effects of Horror Movies on
Children and Teens by Lisa Fritscher , she says “Shadows seem intimidating, noises are magnified and dreams are often unsettling.” Even though those are all just short term things that scare you for one night and then you get over it, it can build up feel or give you lifelong fears. That is another reason why i think teenagers should not be exposed to the horror genre yet.
The last reason I think that students our age should not be exposed to the horror genre is because it has extreme effects like symbolic