I have done a (highly!) informal poll whenever the topic of scary movies arises in casual conversation, and most people do seem to have been the most freaked out by movies they saw right around the 13-15 age range.

Of course, that might be just because that's the first time most kids are allowed to see the scary stuff...

Still, it makes some sense to me. You're old enough at that age to have some sense that the world isn't all sunshine and roses, but you're still young enough to feel that you have little control over what happens to you.

I figure that's why our GT kids are often so much more sensitive to stuff at a young age. When you understand more but have no more control over your life than the average kid, things can really seem scary, I suspect.

Kriston