Whether it’s Halloween or not, you will find that there are some movies that stick with you long after you first see them. It’s these iconic performances, stories, and lurid villains that haunt a lot of people at night. Although movies are intended as entertainment, they can be beneficial for a variety of reasons. In addition to scaring people off, they can serve as educational tools, especially if you look beyond the initial violence and terrifying notions that are presented. In fact, you can learn several great life lessons from most movies that are bound to be pretty creepy, to say the least. The following are just a few of the many things you can apply to life in general.

Be vigilant at all times – Perhaps the best advice you can have in life is to be attentive to every step of your day. Don’t relax too much, because it’s when you’re too relaxed that you miss out on some obvious things. Whether you’re driving and you’re tired, or you’re walking down the street and forgetting to look both ways, a calamity can happen if you don’t pay attention. Many of the characters in popular horror franchises play with their lives on the sidelines and tempt fate before they come to an end. Always be alert and aware of your surroundings, it is a good trait to acquire.

Call for help immediately – Ever wonder why the main characters don’t just call the police? Many movies have toyed with this notion, making the main character run upstairs to escape harm, or rather into the trap of a madman. Call for help immediately, don’t wait, and if you discover that the phone is not working, flee away from the incident and seek help. Don’t stop in one place, keep looking until you reach safety. This applies to any emergency, not just one that is from a nightmare world.

Stay calm in crisis situations – When the crisis hits, the best thing you can learn from horror movies is to do the opposite of what the characters do, stay calm. Don’t panic, it doesn’t help anyone into a frenzy. It’s when chaos reigns that you make a lot of mistakes, so don’t allow fear or anxiety to settle.

The above lessons are just a few of the things you can learn from the many horror movies out there. They may seem rudimentary, but you’d be surprised how many ignore the simple features of entertainment. On the other hand, they are just that, entertaining images.