I've never understood the appeal of slasher movies. A writer spends time to creating a group of characters, likable or not, and then finds a way to kill them off. It just doesn't seem worth the effort.

I can't seem to grasp the concept of why someone would want to go to a movie whose main attraction is violent, gory murder scenes. I didn't understand what the appeal of "Scream" was, nor the appeal of all those 80's slasher movies. Anyone want to enlighten me?

-Faux "hockey mask" Pas