Horror, the creeps, the spooks. In today’s video, we’ll be discussing horror and how it affects your brain.

First, off we need to ask ourselves “Is there a name for being interested in the spooks?” short answer yes. What we really should be asking ourselves is “What’s Morbid Curiosity?”

Morbid Curiosity is the fascination of the macabre and disturbing imagery.

I know what you’re thinking “why are we Morbidly Curious?” We are morbidly curious because we crave a sense of catharsis. Tell me, when you go to the cinema to watch a horror film do you feel a sense of satisfaction or are you indifferent? most people would say satisfaction from enduring the gruesome imagery of a horror film. That is why we alleviate to the unconventional interest in what scares us.

However, it is also important to mention that subjects like this aren’t always fun and games, there are some instances where watching horror films can have damning effects on your health. There was once a girl named Gina Foster who wanted to watch a little film called The Exorcist. This was the early 70’s  and the SFX weren’t as advanced as they are now but that didn’t prevent Foster from getting permanent PTSD after watching the film. Foster had constant hallucinations of rats and insects scurrying up walls, even heads spinning as if the person was an owl.