Horror movies are very popular around the world. Many people like to watch them even though they don't like scary things in real life. Why do people pay to be scared?Mathias Clasen, a scholar who studies horror movies, thinks that our ancestors (祖先) lived in dangerous places and always...
Mills: Well, let’s talk about horror specifically. For people who don’t like watching horror movies—and that does not include me. I like a good scary movie—it can be hard to understand why so many other people love them. What have you found in your research? Why do people enjoy ...
We like being scared and this is not a new phenomenon. As a culture, we seem to be craving these intense panic button experiences more and more. Why do we like being scared so much? When we have the daylights frightened out of us our heart beats a little faster, we breathe a bit mo...
King argues that horror movies make a person realize that his or her flaws are small, and he or she is not so different from everyone else. Analysis Steven King’s essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies” is persuasive because of his inclusive language, his flattery of the audience, and h...
GN Martin - 《Frontiers in Psychology》 被引量: 0发表: 2019年 (Why) Do You Like Scary Movies? A Review of the Empirical Research on Psychological Responses to Horror Films Why do we watch and like horror films? Despite a century of horror film making and entertainment, little research has...
A couple of my favorite kind of horror films are The Conjuring and Session 9. Slasher films with lots of murder and blood don't really do it for me. Here's a great video essay called The Psychology of Scary Movies, from FilmmakerIQ.com, that goes deep in the human mind and dissects...
In this essay‚ Why We Crave Horror Movies Mr. King has established some causes that may be responsible for our craving for horror movies. The causes that he speculated are‚ our desire to prove that we do not have fear for anything‚ we also feel that it is essential for us to ...
This is called a "need for affect," and a 2010 study found that people with this desire tend to like horror movies. As for the rest of us, we might just not get as much out of feeling all the feelings. And just as how some people are naturally more thrill-seeking than others, ...
mind and scratch away at the individual's own unique fears. But looking deeper, the quote serves as a metaphor for delving into those darker parts of the human condition that survival horror games allow one to explore, without repercussions. This is the lynchpin to the success of this genre...
Have you ever found yourself captivated by ghost stories whispered around a roaring campfire, or eagerly watching horror movies in a darkened room on Halloween? Ever pondered why our minds are inexplicably drawn towards the macabre? Journey with us as we explore the allure of fear and darkness...