Media Coverage

Horror & Scary Play

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    How Horror Stories Help Us Cope with Real Life

    THE NEW YORK TIMES

  • The Wall Street Journal WSJ logo in black text on a white background.

    The Surprising Benefits of Scaring Yourself Silly

    THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

  • NPR logo with red, navy, and blue backgrounds and letters "n," "p," and "r."

    Why do we like horror?

    NPR

  • Chicago Tribune logo in blue text

    Fear is fun (for some of us): Why we’re drawn to horror and scary movies

    CHICAGO TRIBUNE

  • Why we like scary things: The science of recreational fear

    THE WASHINGTON POST

  • The New York Times logo on a black background.

    What Does Horror Taste Like? ‘Carnage Asada’ and Bloody Cocktails

    THE NEW YORK TIMES

  • CNN logo on a red background.

    Do your little kids love horror? They’re not alone

    CNN

  • Popular Science magazine logo

    Why do we keep falling for jump scares?

    POPULAR SCIENCE

  • Yahoo logo in purple text on a black background.

    How to watch horror movies without being scared

    YAHOO!

  • BBC Future logo on dark blue background

    The surprising benefits of 'scary play'

    BBC FUTURE

  • Scary movies for when the world is a fright

    THE NEW YORK TIMES

  • The Guardian logo in white text on a blue background.

    Scare tactics: Scientists offer insights on what makes a perfect prank

    THE GUARDIAN

  • Illustration of a green and purple atom with orbitals, "Science Quickly" text in white, and "SCI AM" text in the bottom right corner.

    Why we love to be spooked

    SCIENCE QUICKLY - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

  • Atlas Obscura logo featuring stylized circular design next to bold text.

    Why Horror Is So Damned Fun

    ATLAS OBSCURA

  • National Geographic logo with a yellow rectangle on a black background.

    How horror movies can help people overcome real-world trauma

    NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

  • HuffPost logo on black background

    Why Do People Love Watching Apocalypse Shows And Movies?

    HUFFPOST

  • BBC Science Focus logo in black and white.

    Scream: The psychology of why we love horror movies

    BBC SCIENCE FOCUS

  • Forbes logo on black background

    Why The Zombie Apocalypse Prepared Us For Pandemic Coronavirus

    FORBES

  • CBC News logo with red symbol and black text

    Why some fans say watching horror helps them escape — and confront — the terror of real life

    CBC NEWS

  • "Good Housekeeping" logo in red text on a white background.

    Yes, It's Okay to Scare Your Kids!

    GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

  • Stylized word 'Film' with a film strip design in the background.

    Dark Horror Movies That Have Surprisingly Happy Endings

    SLASH FILM

  • The Guardian newspaper logo on a blue background.

    Blood, gore and a healthy dose of catharsis: Why horror can be good for us

    THE GUARDIAN

  • CNET logo, featuring red lowercase letters "cnet" with a vertical line separating "c" and "net" on a white background.

    How horror movies can help mental health, according to science

    CNET

  • New Scientist logo in white text on dark blue background

    Horror movie fans are better at coping with the coronavirus pandemic

    NEW SCIENTIST

  • "Vice" logo in bold, stylized white text with a black background.

    Horror Movie Fans Are Having an Easier Time Dealing With the Pandemic

    VICE

  • The Boston Globe logo in black Gothic font on a white background.

    How zombie-apocalypse movies readied us for 2020

    THE BOSTON GLOBE

  • HealthCentral logo in blue text on a white background.

    Scary Movies: Can They Actually Be Good for Anxiety?

    HEALTH CENTRAL

  • American Psychological Association logo with blue Psi symbol in a circle and text on the right.

    Speaking of Psychology: Why do we love scary movies? With Coltan Scrivner, PhD

    AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

  • "The Boston Globe" logo in blackletter font on a white background.

    The labor shortage is spooking a new victim: Haunted houses

    THE BOSTON GLOBE

  • "Parents" magazine logo in black font

    Should You Let Your Kids Watch Scary Movies?

    PARENTS

True Crime

  • TIME magazine logo in red text on a white background.

    Alex Murdaugh and the Evolutionary Reason We're Drawn to Violent Crime

    TIME MAGAZINE

  • A&E logo on a black background.

    Did an Obsession with True Crime Lead a South Korean Woman to Murder?

    A&E

  • Associated Press AP logo in black and red

    Lessons about the human psyche from the Murdaugh trial

    ASSOCIATED PRESS

  • Daily Mail logo

    The TRUE reason you're obsessed with Netflix shows like Dahmer and Night Stalker

    DAILY MAIL

  • Why We're fascinated by serial killers: The Science Behind 'Dahmer'

    SYFY

  • New York Post logo with red background and bold white text.

    Expert reveals biological reason for true crime obsession

    NY POST

  • Toronto Star logo in blue and white

    Does casting Evan Peters in Netflix series about Jeffrey Dahmer glorify the serial killer?

    TORONTO STAR

Morbid Curiosity

  • The Washington Post logo in black Gothic font on a white background.

    The world is full of terrors! And yet we love watching videos of them.

    THE WASHINGTON POST

  • The Guardian logo on a dark blue background

    Welcome to the age of ‘dark copers’ – where morbid curiosity is a means of survival

    THE GUARDIAN

  • The Washington Post logo in blackletter font against a white background.

    This abandoned Six Flags is a haunting monument to Hurricane Katrina

    THE WASHINGTON POST

  • Red "TIME" logo on a white background.

    These Classes Are Near-Death Experiences, and That’s a Good Thing

    TIME MAGAZINE

  • Why do we rubberneck at crash scenes like Kobe's?

    CNN - SMERCONISH SHOW

  • "New Scientist" logo on a dark background.

    Looking for morbid romance? There's a study for that

    NEW SCIENTIST

  • CBC News logo with red icon and black text.

    The end of the world is trending. Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?

    CBC NEWS

  • BBC Bitesize logo on purple background

    Why do we find these ordinary things creepy?

    BBC BITESIZE

  • Chicago Tribune logo in blue lettering on a white background.

    You know you want to look University of Chicago grad student has made a specialty of morbid curiosity

    CHICAGO TRIBUNE

  • The Guardian logo in white text on a dark blue background

    ‘Uh oh … boom!’: TikTok is in love with simulated shipwrecks

    THE GUARDIAN

  • Stylized text "Profectus" with a geometric design on a black background.

    A Healthy, Morbid Curiosity: An Interview with Coltan Scrivner

    PROFECTUS MAGAZINE

  • Daily Mail logo

    Are YOU morbidly curious? Take the quiz that reveals what your obsession with Squid Game and true crime podcasts REALLY means

    DAILY MAIL

  • WebMD logo in blue and black text

    Danger, Death, and Disgust: Why You Just Can't Look Away

    WEBMD

  • Refinery29 logo with stylized "29" in a circle above text.

    Why Am I More Morbidly Curious Than Ever – & Is It Bad For My Mental Health?

    REFINERY29

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