Yes. Masochistic catharsis is something horror does brilliantly.

…or that the visceral sensation of fear is anything that could be simply called pleasant. But still, there’s a masochistic sort of pleasure we derive from meals spicy enough to make us sweat through our shirts and crave for sweet release, and movies scary enough that they keep us awake at night with strange and tormented imagery.
Our Love of Horror Movies and the Masochistic Search for Fear
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Simon Dillon
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Yes. Masochistic catharsis is something horror does brilliantly. The same is true for romantic weepies. I'd argue they are two sides of the same coin. :)
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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