A poll of 2,000 adults found 70 per cent of them watch through their fingers or hide behind another viewer.

But this drops to just 36 per cent of older Gen X.

More than a tenth (12 per cent) of younger viewers must crack jokes the whole way through a spooky flick to cope with the contents.

With just 13 per cent actively enjoying them and declaring themselves ‘rarely’ scared by what is on the screen.

The research, which also found 47 per cent are planning a Halloween movie night at home, was commissioned by M&M’S, which teamed up with pop........

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