Age group: 56-80 (1920-1944) years had seen 'Nosferatu' (earliest film) and with 'Death of the night'(being their latest film)
interested in horror whilst younger, not so much as they got older
scared by the configuration of night and dark as it reminded them of walking home in the dark as youths because of the real horror they experienced during WWII
rats reminded them of social conditions
fear of breakdown of law and order
In the case of 41-50 (1945-1959) years age group saw 'House of wax‘ as part of (their earliest film), and 'Halloween' being their (latest film)
films produced by the company hammer were an example of vivid use of blood, good SFX (a lot like Psycho 1960) and also a advancement in technology
The exorcist (1973) too violent and firghtening
Furthermore he found that within the 26-40 (1960-1974) years age group, 'Night of the living dead' was (earliest film they had seen, whilst 'Silence of the lamb' fell into the (latest film category.
disintegration with the genre, disliked silly predictability of films in 80's relied on certain conventions; horror was starting to introduce less passive roles for women
believed US horror was far more superior to UK horror
Lastly within the 16-25 (1975-1984) admitted 'The exorcist' was an earliest film they had seen, in contrast 'Jurassic park' was the latest film.
enjoyed horror films
understood the film was fake
had a strong desire to know about the production of SFX and how they're created