I'm exactly opposite! Growing up, everything was cowboy from Gene Autry to Roy Rogers. Most movies and many TV shows were westerns, Bonanza, Big Valley, etc.
Then came the age of assembling models. Besides cars and airplanes and battleship models, there were monster models. I had a bunch of them. I still have Madam Tosods (spelling) house of wax Guillotine model. Chops the guys head off and falls in basket.
Then Science fiction theatre, Twighlight Zone, One step beyond, all that stuff. Most movies are crap, but we find types we like, can watch but dont have to be riveted to, so you can relax and kick back. I'm a sucker for the scary or thriller types I guess.
Bubba