Scaring ourselves silly is a multi-billion pound industry, which is seriously strange when you think about it. But why is this? Why do we love to scare ourselves? 😂
Scaring ourselves silly is a multi-billion pound industry, which is seriously strange when you think about it.
Put like that it’s no wonder I couldn’t persuade my husband to come to the premiere of the movie, which is now out in cinemas. Where he finds horror – well – horrifying, I’ve always found it weirdly comforting. And, according to psychologists, I’m not the only weirdo to feel that way. However, if you delve deeper into the science, you discover a complex matrix of reasons why we get off on being scared.The basic thing to get your head around is that the brain can’t distinguish between fantasy and reality. The same response is triggered if we see something in real life or on a screen.
For example, if you’re watching a Paranormal Activity movie where a character hears a bump in the night, the first thing that kicks in is that risk assessment – is it the wind? A cat? A creaking cupboard? NO! It’s an big evil gremlin! Run! At which point your brain flicks to ‘flight, fright, freeze’ mode of sheer terror.
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