Does anyone else find scary films oddly comforting?

I secretly watch horror films rated 12+ or 15+ or even 18+ from the age of about 8 years old, but they never shocked me, I found them exciting. I'm now 19 and I'll often choose to watch a scary film when I'm alone in the house for the weekend and it's late at night. I find it sometimes unsettling, but at the same time there's something really comforting about horror films for me. Anyone else the same?