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Jimmy Fallon asked people to ruin a horror movie by adding a single word to its title
Whether you’re a horror aficionado or your scary threshold is at a level 2, you’re bound to be familiar with at least a couple of iconic horror movies. The horror genre is a huge part of our culture, allowing us to explore the darkest depths of the human psyche within the safety and comfort of home—or a theater, if you dare.As counterintuitive as it might sound, watching horror movies can be more than stimulating entertainment for some people. It can act as a form of exposure therapy, helping reduce anxiety levels. Of course, this is not the case for everyone, but it certainly helps explain why the genre is so well loved and continues gaining popularity. Even in 2020—arguably an anxiety-inducing year for everyone—horror movies were the only ones to actually see a surge in ticket sales. Sometimes it’s just more cathartic to see an actual monster wreaking havoc in a fictional world than it is to think about all real-world worries that haunt our imaginations.Still, not everyone can shake off that scary feeling that a horror movie elicits, and therefore might not partake in watching. Nonetheless, they might enjoy seeing the edge taken off with a bit of lighthearted humor. After all, it’s often recommended to watch a little comedy after a horror flick to clean out the heebie jeebies.Jimmy Fallon asked folks to “take a horror movie and add one word to change the plot and tag it with #AddAWordRuinAHorrorMovie for his ever-popular Hashtags segment on “The Tonight Show.” Granted, some people took liberties with the rules—occasionally replacing a word in the title, for example—but nonetheless, grammatical fun was had. And well-known horror movie plots did undergo hilariously drastic changes.Below are 23 of the best ones. Enjoy, because even those who can’t handle anything too scary deserve a little spooky entertainment.1. “The Blair Witch Project Manager” – @ ite_mumma2. “House of Brazilian Wax” – @omg_is_oscar3. "Awkward Smile" – @jimmyfallonvia GIPHY4. “Zoom Interview With A Vampire” – @Sohnzievia GIPHY
5. "The Snore Ring (you’ll never sleep again)" – @Janasvox6. “The Hills Have Googly Eyes” – @DunLahfAtMae7. “Freddy vs Jason Bateman” – @richg6via GIPHY8. “The Craft Room” – @EvelynRobinson9. “See SAW” – @BruceCountyGal10. “Silence of the Lamb Chops” – @EfrainRSosa pic.twitter.com/x33wU72EsY— Stephen Poplar (@spoppy74) October 6, 2022 11. "Children of the Candy Corn" – @DjDubay12. “Man-childs Play” – @DantheDad8713. “The Amityville Hoarder” – @PamelaMelnickThe Amityville Hoarder pic.twitter.com/nNEwyGCnZ9— Pamela Melnick (@PamelaMelnick) October 5, 2022 14. “Carrie Groceries” – @mitchbytes15. “Hellraiser Burn” – @blumspew16. “Invasion of the Body Shapers” – @LaughOutLanderInvasion Of The Body Shapers #AddAWordRuinAHorrorMovie pic.twitter.com/7M5IeIOOwA— LaughOutLander (@LaughOutLander) October 6, 2022 17. “Final Destination Wedding” – @EmWilsonMartin18. “The Invisible Man Bun” – @ryanBartholomee19. “The Babadook Ellington” – @taradublinrocksThe Babadook Ellington #AddAWordRuinAHorrorMovie pic.twitter.com/7nUrGnHpLN— ?♀️☠️ The Terror Of Dublin ?? (@taradublinrocks) October 5, 2022 20. “Beetlejuice Cleanse” – @Sohnzie21. “Rosemary’s Baby Shark…doo,doo,doo, doo, doo, doo, doo." – @seamirac22. “Nightmare on Elmo Street.” – @elise_milsssssvia GIPHY@Cantabrana_ added:“Somehow, this is much scarier.”23. “The Shoe Shining” – @LauraLizVidsThis article originally appeared two years ago.