Media Coverage
Horror & Scary Play
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How Horror Stories Help Us Cope with Real Life
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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The Surprising Benefits of Scaring Yourself Silly
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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'The paradox of horror': How scary films can soothe your anxiety
BBC
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Frightfully good stuff: why this is a golden age of horror films
The Economist
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Why do we like horror?
NPR - Weekend Edition
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Fear is fun (for some of us): Why we’re drawn to horror and scary movies
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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Why we like scary things: The science of recreational fear
THE WASHINGTON POST
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What Does Horror Taste Like? ‘Carnage Asada’ and Bloody Cocktails
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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The Guardian view on a bumper crop of horror: scary times call for even scarier films
The Guardian
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Do your little kids love horror? They’re not alone
CNN
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Why do we keep falling for jump scares?
POPULAR SCIENCE
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How to watch horror movies without being scared
YAHOO!
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The surprising benefits of 'scary play'
BBC FUTURE
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Scary movies for when the world is a fright
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Scare tactics: Scientists offer insights on what makes a perfect prank
THE GUARDIAN
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Why we love to be spooked
SCIENCE QUICKLY - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
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Why Horror Is So Damned Fun
ATLAS OBSCURA
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How horror movies can help people overcome real-world trauma
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Why Do People Love Watching Apocalypse Shows And Movies?
HUFFPOST
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Scream: The psychology of why we love horror movies
BBC SCIENCE FOCUS
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Why The Zombie Apocalypse Prepared Us For Pandemic Coronavirus
FORBES
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Why some fans say watching horror helps them escape — and confront — the terror of real life
CBC NEWS
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Yes, It's Okay to Scare Your Kids!
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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Dark Horror Movies That Have Surprisingly Happy Endings
SLASH FILM
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Blood, gore and a healthy dose of catharsis: Why horror can be good for us
THE GUARDIAN
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How horror movies can help mental health, according to science
CNET
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Horror movie fans are better at coping with the coronavirus pandemic
NEW SCIENTIST
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Horror Movie Fans Are Having an Easier Time Dealing With the Pandemic
VICE
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How zombie-apocalypse movies readied us for 2020
THE BOSTON GLOBE
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Scary Movies: Can They Actually Be Good for Anxiety?
HEALTH CENTRAL
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Speaking of Psychology: Why do we love scary movies? With Coltan Scrivner, PhD
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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The labor shortage is spooking a new victim: Haunted houses
THE BOSTON GLOBE
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Should You Let Your Kids Watch Scary Movies?
PARENTS
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This Is the Scientific Reason You Love Horror—Even Though It Scares You Silly
Reader’s Digest
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Why We Love Horror Stories
Nautilus
True Crime
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Alex Murdaugh and the Evolutionary Reason We're Drawn to Violent Crime
TIME MAGAZINE
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Did an Obsession with True Crime Lead a South Korean Woman to Murder?
A&E
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Lessons about the human psyche from the Murdaugh trial
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The TRUE reason you're obsessed with Netflix shows like Dahmer and Night Stalker
DAILY MAIL
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Why We're fascinated by serial killers: The Science Behind 'Dahmer'
SYFY
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Expert reveals biological reason for true crime obsession
NY POST
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Does casting Evan Peters in Netflix series about Jeffrey Dahmer glorify the serial killer?
TORONTO STAR
Morbid Curiosity
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Why Do We Love Spooky Season? It’s in Our Genes!
The New York Times
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The world is full of terrors! And yet we love watching videos of them.
THE WASHINGTON POST
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In 'Morbidly Curious,' a psychologist explores the human draw to ghosts and gore
NPR - All Things Considered
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'Morbidly Curious' explores the fascination with horror movies and the macabre
PBS NewsHour
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Welcome to the age of ‘dark copers’ – where morbid curiosity is a means of survival
THE GUARDIAN
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Fake Jessica Radcliffe Orca Attack Video Questions Viral Reach In AI Age
FORBES
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This abandoned Six Flags is a haunting monument to Hurricane Katrina
THE WASHINGTON POST
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These Classes Are Near-Death Experiences, and That’s a Good Thing
TIME MAGAZINE
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'Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away'
WGN Morning News
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Why do we rubberneck at crash scenes like Kobe's?
CNN - SMERCONISH SHOW
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Looking for morbid romance? There's a study for that
NEW SCIENTIST
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The end of the world is trending. Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?
CBC NEWS
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Why do we find these ordinary things creepy?
BBC BITESIZE
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You know you want to look University of Chicago grad student has made a specialty of morbid curiosity
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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‘Uh oh … boom!’: TikTok is in love with simulated shipwrecks
THE GUARDIAN
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A Healthy, Morbid Curiosity: An Interview with Coltan Scrivner
PROFECTUS MAGAZINE
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Are YOU morbidly curious? Take the quiz that reveals what your obsession with Squid Game and true crime podcasts REALLY means
DAILY MAIL
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Danger, Death, and Disgust: Why You Just Can't Look Away
WEBMD
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Why Am I More Morbidly Curious Than Ever – & Is It Bad For My Mental Health?
REFINERY29
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Poking around the scary, horrible, disgusting, excellent cauldron of new horror lit
Chicago Tribune
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13 new paperbacks to pick up this October
Seattle Times
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Why You Should Indulge Your Morbid Curiosity
Psychology Today
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PROFILE: As a behavioral psychologist, Coltan Scrivner studies why we can’t look away from the macabre
NWA Democrat Gazette
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