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Antidote for Mike Flanagan’s Recommended Gateway Horror for Beginners I am so sorry this happened to you

If you're still able to scare yourself by turning off the lights and thinking about the idea of ghosts, start here. These films may be frightening for you while doing little to nothing at all for a normal horror audience.

This starts at around the intensity of a campfire ghost story and increases thereafter. Yes you will be okay, it's not very scary, and nothing is disturbing, and there's minimal blood and gore. You can skip the children's ones if you are not a children.

If this is not scary at all, upgrade to ⛩️ Gateway Horror for Brave Beginners

I thought lists like this existed, but honestly I've never seen a version of it I completely agree with so I made it.

I have tried to make sure that there are not sudden increases in levels of: spookiness, jump scares, psychological disturbingness, violence, mayhem, sexual violence, or gore. You will end up nicely desensitized like the rest of us. I think, Good luck. Suggestions welcomed for how to make the beginning very peaceful for scaredy people.

How to Use:

Start around the beginning. This should not have huge jumps in scariness. Every fifth film is your challenge film—either challenging to enjoy (say Rebecca is boring to you) or challenging because it's scarier than the rest.

I'm still working out the kinks here. After about 40 that stuff about every five gets vague.

This list should gently ratchet up the scariness gently so you, like the global warming frog, do not notice that you just went from The Nightmare Before Christmas to Antichrist. Almost Guaranteed Trauma Free™

If. you just watch these films in sequence I think you will go from being scared by Spirited Away to loving The Sadness. Enjoy,