I don't really like scary movies but I have watched them sometimes, never did like Nightmare on Elm Street, only saw one of them and it made me afraid to go to sleep, lol. I also remember watching Hellraiser when I was 14 I think, I remember getting yelled at for having the TV on at 1 am, lol
It's the generation, they are desensitized to the "special effects" of our generation because they have much more realistic CGI.
I think one of the ways my daughter prevents herself from getting scared even with newer movies might be because she talks and laughs through most of it. Lol