I think most of the scares from horror movies have their impact when one is younger, less desensitized and is more likely to believe in the viability of the various scenarios often seen in the horror genre.
After that age, it does become much harder to genuinely feel fear from what is largely a predictable genre with the same cheap scare tactics used to the point where they are the equivalent of comedic chestnuts/clichés.
But when I was I think about 3 years old the 1977 film "Orca" legitimately scared me and in retrospect, that is not a film any 3 year old should have any business watching. Parenting 101.
The original Jaws also scared me as a very young child.
And the original Nightmare on Elm Street stayed in my head for quite a bit when I was in my tweens.
As much as I love a good horror film, most of the "scary" scenes elicit more groans than gasps these days and it takes some pretty clever writing, not cheap clichéd screen tricks to make me smile when watching a horror film for the first time. Smile = good when I'm watching. It doesn't mean scared, but it does mean entertained or at least surprised, which is good enough for me.
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