What to Expect

Welcome to spooky psychology month! Shane and Abraham are choosing 5 topics in psychology that related to horror or Halloween themed topics. The next entry in the saga of creepy psychology is understanding why we like scary movies. What is it about being creeped out that keeps people coming to the movie theaters and directors making these movies? There are many different theories that we discuss, but primarily we will reveal that it is a combination of factors including our social groups. Do you love or hate scary movies or fall somewhere in between? Let us know how you feel and which theory you relate to.

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Links for Today:

https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-some-people-love-horror-movies-while-others-hate-them/ (hypotheses for why people like horror movies)
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Pg5o5RUFK54C&oi=fnd&pg=PA317&dq=enjoy+horror+film&ots=ZiXTcdXr8p&sig=TFVs2bkmZzij3qZY2tAQ80DPCjQ#v=onepage&q=enjoy%20horror%20film&f=false (book section summarizing and critiquing hypotheses for why people like horror movies)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201510/why-do-we-watching-scary-films (more summaries of hypotheses for why people like horror movies)
https://partner.sciencenorway.no/film-forskningno-inland/why-do-we-like-watching-horror-films/1451826 (more still on the same thing)
https://now.tufts.edu/articles/why-do-we-horror-movies (just trying to cover our bases and get all angles, but yeah same thing)

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