Yes, this is not a joke, there are people within the movie industry who train insects like spiders to do whatever the movie entails them to do. So things like run towards humans, jump on humans and yes even run up the body and stop on the head! Well…I was nearly physically sick th...
Earlier research has revealed that coulrophobia – the extreme fear of clowns – is a common phenomenon. However, it remained unclear why some people are so scared of clowns. Could it be the dark history of clowns, their uncanny makeup or some other reasons? A new study finds the ...
While numerous possible explanations of the phobia had been put forward inacademic literature, no studies had specifically investigated its origins.So we set out to discoverthe reasons people are frightened by clowns, and to understand the psychology behind this. We also wanted to explore how common...
Byline: Tamara Cohen Science ReporterWHEN we see their spindly legs scuttling across the floor, many of us quake with fear.Although very few spiders in the UK are poisonous, it is estimated that there are a million arachnophobics in this country.Now scientists believe they may have worked ...
Like most horror game designers, Holcomb makes use of elements that are commonly frightening to people. "My wife, for example, is scared of spiders," he says. "But what's even scarier to her is an unfamiliar insect of some kind. When you go exploring in Blood Hunting, you might come ...
Why do aggressive wasps always bother people? This article explores the problem and how to avoid it. Are humans the root of the problem? Read on to find out.
Are some people more prone to developing phobias, and are these extreme aversions permanent?(Image credit: Jasmin Merdan via Getty Images) Most people can think of something that's especially terrifying to them. Maybe they're scared of spiders — up to15% of Americans have arachnophobia— or ...
The following are some of the most common phobias prevalent among people in the United States: Arachnophobia (Fear of spiders) Ophidiophobia (Fear of snakes) Acrophobia (Fear of heights) Aerophobia (Fear of flying) Cynophobia (Fear of dogs) ...
Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway. — John Wayne It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many — Martin Luther King, Jr. My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom....
the things that make us afraid are things we've learned about. We don't come into the world knowing about guns and knives. But there are certain things that we're predisposed to at least learn about, if not have an automatic response to, snakes and spiders and so forth because our pri...