I was on Threads and saw a post/thread by someone named Sydney Bolen. It made me think as she stated, in all capital letters, "THEATERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY HORROR MOVIE TRAILERS BRFORE [sic] A NON HORROR MOVIE." I kind of see where Ms. Bolen is coming from. Imagine you're sitting down to see a fun sci-fi flick, historical drama, or the like. Suddenly, an intense horror movie trailer full of creepy imagery flashes by for two minutes. If you're someone who hates being scared, you'll probably have to close your eyes and cover your ears.
Not all movies are, "Horror," and just have some intense or slightly scary moments, but if we're talking something straight-up frightening, you're most likely going to upset people who wanted a relaxing romantic comedy as opposed to ghosts, serial killers, evil nuns with bloody mouths, possessed schoolchildren, or anything else that makes the audience jump in their seat. It makes more sense to have trailers for scary films at a horror movie, as you're marketing to a demographic receptive to the message of, "This flick is gonna freak you out!" Otherwise, it is kind of a waste of an advertisement. This is by no means a hard-and-fast rule, but it does make a decent amount of sense, wouldn't you all agree?
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