The Psychology of Scary Faces

In an effort to extend the Halloween season, I recently watched the 1960 French horror film Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes without a Face) directed by Georges Franju, and it got me thinking about scary faces. In the world of horror and suspense films, the human face is a common locus of fear and anx

The psychology of thrills and chills

How horror movies can help people overcome real-world trauma

Thrills & Chills: The Psychology of Fear - WHYY

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How We Learn to Be Afraid

Fear psychology: Why we like to be scared

What makes a person creepy? And what purpose do our creep detectors serve? A psychologist explains

Psychological Horror: Pareidolia and the Uncanny Valley, by L. N. Conliff

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Why Do People Like Horror Movies? What Is the Psychology Behind It? - Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology