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What Halloween Horror Film Burns The Most Calories?

Are you a horror film junkie? What if we told you that it’s actually GOOD FOR YOU to watch them – no, really. You can burn up to 200 calories…

The Exorcist - scariest horror film?
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Are you a horror film junkie? What if we told you that it’s actually GOOD FOR YOU to watch them - no, really. You can burn up to 200 calories just by watching certain scary movies. 

Horror Film Calorie Burn - Details 

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Jaws is on the list. Really.

A study by the University of Westminster reveals that watching scary movies can burn up to 200 calories per sitting. Participants' heart rates, oxygen intake, and carbon dioxide output were measured. The study found that, on average, the number of calories used increased by a third during horror film viewing.

Top 9 Calorie-Burning Horror Films

1. The Shining: 184 calories

2. Jaws: 161 calories

3. The Exorcist: 158 calories

4. Alien: 152 calories

5. Saw: 133 calories

6. A Nightmare on Elm Street: 118 calories

7. Paranormal Activity: 111 calories

8. The Blair Witch Project: 107 calories

9. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 105 calories

Can I recommend a couple of scary movies? (Big Jim’s movies that freak him the F out)

The movie “Magic” (1978)  with Anthony Hopkins freaked me out as a kid. I’d see the movie trailer and turn on every light in the apartment. And to make it worse, my parents had bought me a ventriloquist dummy (which I quickly put in the closet and talked to every night…telling it to go ahead and kill me)

“Motel Hell” (1980) - I know this movie was supposed to be a horror/comedy. But for some reason, it REALLY got me…Farmer Vincent Fritters. They captured people to make them into sausage. One reason I was so bothered by this: I had no idea what went into sausage at the time of seeing the movie, so this seemed strangely plausible. 

Jim O'Brien is the Host of "Big Jim's House" Morning Show at 94.7 WCSX in Detroit. Jim spent eight years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service, has appeared on Shark Tank (Man Medals Season 5 Ep. 2), raised over two million dollars for local charities and is responsible for Glenn Frey Drive and Bob Seger Blvd in the Motor City. Jim's relationship with Classic Rock includes considering Bob Seger, Phil Collen from Def Leppard, Wally Palmer of the Romantics and many others good friends. Jim writes about ‘80s movies, cars, weird food trends and “as seen on TikTok” content.