How Humans Evolved to Love Horror Movies
New research suggests evolution predisposes us to seek out horror films.
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‘The Forest’ Plays Suicide for Cheap Scares
The latest horror film "based on a true story" is a case study in culturally insensitive Hollywood marketing.
Why Is Scaring People So Much Fun?
There's ample research on fear, but not much on why people enjoy inducing it. It could be power, group-bonding, or "everyday sadism."
Horror Flicks and the Deus Absconditus: The Scariest Movies Confront Us With God’s Apathy
Why the Exorcist still plays on our greatest fears.
Catharsis at the Movies: the ‘Final Girls’ and Me
When a father dies, his daughter recognizes herself in the resilient women of slasher films.