In The End

It's that time of year when you watch movies that make you too afraid to sleep or shower or maybe just make you give clowns the stink eye when you see them. So, why on Earth would anyone intentionally watch a movie designed to scare your pants off? Well, let's talk about it.   If you're interested in more info on why horror movies are so appealing, there are a ton of things out there, but might we recommend just a few easy to digest pieces: Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear by Margee Kerr Why Do Some People Love Horror Movies from SciShow Lessons from a terrified horror researcher by Mathias Clasen at TEDxAarhus "The Lure of Horror" by Christian Jarrett in The Psychologist, November 2011, Vol. 24