The Science Of Fear And Horror Movies

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Creepy crawly season is upon us, Short Wavers! We're welcoming fall with a contemplation of fear and anxiety. In human history, fear kept us safe. It helped us flee from predators. Anxiety made us wary of potential dangers — like venturing into a known lion-infested area. But what happens when these feelings get out of hand in humans today? And why do some of us crave that feeling from scary movies or haunted houses? For answers, we talk to Arash Javanbakht , a psychiatrist from Wayne State University. He likes studying fear so much he wrote a whole book called Afraid . In this episode, Javanbakht gets into the differences between fear and anxiety, many of the reasons people feel afraid and…