Playing With Fear: Haunted Houses and Recreation
October 26, 2020
Haunted houses, horror movies, and ghost stories can provoke chilling delights, provided the fear they evoke remains in a “Goldilocks zone” that is neither too terrifying nor too tame. New research connects this sweet spot of recreational fear to a telltale range of heartrate fluctuations, shedding light on the mind-body connection between fear and fun.
APS’s Charles Blue interviews Marc Malmdorf Andersen and Mathias Clasen with Aarhus University in Denmark.
Read the full news release here.
