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Halloween trick or treaters were hitting the streets across Logan last night despite COVID-19.
Logan City councillors Terese Lane and Natalie Willcocks launched a Halloween campaign calling for residents to stock up on sweets for youngsters out doorknocking last night.
Cr Willcocks also urged the city’s women to pay $100 and dress up for “Frocktober” to help raise money for ovarian cancer research.
But those who didn’t want to dress up still had a spooktacular time staying indoors to watch a fright night movie.
Google searches for horror films have jumped by a scary 2750 per cent this year.
But with so many nerve-shredding horror films to binge-watch, which ones will guarantee the most jumps and jolts?
Experts in the art of measurement, GIGACalculator.com listed the most frightening flicks that were likely to give people the biggest chills this month.
They asked 150 brave souls to watch each of the selected films for the first time, while wearing a heart rate tracker to monitor their pulse.
The films were selected after surveying 2542 “gorehounds” who were asked by GIGAcalculator.com to name the top 10 scariest horror films of all time.
From the results of the survey, the top 10 scariest films were selected and then 150 volunteers were asked to watch them while wearing a heart rate tracker.
Top of the list to get hearts pulsing was Hereditary, pushing heart rates up to an average 115 beats per minute, significantly higher than the average resting heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute.
The volunteers reported that although there were not too many explicitly terrifying moments in the movie, the pervasively sinister and dark atmosphere of the film proved enough to make hairs stand up throughout.
Although released 16 years ago, the first of the iconic horror franchise Saw came in second with volunteers scoring 113 beats per minute, being described by participants as “harrowing” and “disturbing”, making them scared of the serial killer Jigsaw even after the movie ended.
The acclaimed Australian film by the female director Jennifer Kent, The Babadook, ranks in third place.
Those watching the film experienced an average 110bpm. The psychological thriller was one sure to keep movie lovers up at night.
The 1973 horror classic The Exorcist rounded off the top 10.
Based on a true story, this film made the heartbeat of brave viewers jump to an average of 96 BPM.
Iconic scenes like the possessed 12-year-old girl levitating and spinning her head seem to still shock people to the core.
Psychologist Lee Chambers said watching horror films was a popular pastime for the adrenaline rush.
“As human beings, there are a wide range of reasons we enjoy watching horror films.
“First, it’s a form of entertainment.
“Our desire to seek sensations and avoid boredom draw us to a type of movie where something gruesome could happen any minute.
“There is also the understanding of limits of our own emotions, in the comfort of our own homes or cinema.
“You can be terrified but still be safe, you can even hide behind the sofa if it’s too much.
“This emotional regulation activation is powerful, and it allows us to test our fear and anxiety in a controlled environment.
“Scary movies are also powerful mindfulness devices. You’re unlikely to be worrying about anything else while watching one, and they are a distraction from the monotony of everyday life, creating a novel experience.
“They are also a tense experience, and we are able to psychologically distance ourselves as we know it is not reality, which gives us the shock sensation without the disgust.”