Table 3.
Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) for the horror film scenes ratings on dimensions of fearfulness, realness, disgust, enjoyment, and excitement presented by genre. Values range from 1 to 5 with higher values indicating higher ratings.
| Genre | Excitement | Enjoyment | Disgust | Fearfulness | Realness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Monster | 3.12 | 0.98 | 2.95 | 1.12 | 2.07 | 0.98 | 2.57 | 1.03 | 2.22 | 1.03 |
| Killer | 2.85 | 1.08 | 2.53 | 1.17 | 2.69 | 1.13 | 2.57 | 1.13 | 2.95 | 1.13 |
| Gore | 2.66 | 1.19 | 2.32 | 1.20 | 3.50 | 1.24 | 2.36 | 1.18 | 2.60 | 1.06 |
| Psychological | 3.83 | 1.02 | 2.96 | 1.14 | 1.32 | 0.62 | 2.73 | 1.17 | 3.27 | 1.16 |
| Paranormal | 4.09 | 0.96 | 3.62 | 1.22 | 1.46 | 0.78 | 3.80 | 1.13 | 3.15 | 1.27 |