The “paradox of horror” is that being scared, under the right circumstances, can be fun. And recreational fear, as it is aptly named, could benefit us, too.
, director of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark. “We learn something about the dangers of the world. We learn something about our own responses: What does it feel like to be afraid? How much fear can I take?”described themselves as horror fans. Horror, though, is not the only genre of what people find scary fun, he said.Many people who would not consider themselves fans of fear enjoy true-crime podcasts and novels featuring violence and murder.
The high, though, does not motivate some horror fans. For white knucklers and dark copers, feeling fear for fun, a research scientist at Aarhus University’s Recreational Fear Lab. “They’re able to challenge their fears, challenge themselves to face their fears.”White knucklers try to “lean out” of the experience by trying to find the situation funny or lessening their exposure to the scary stimuli, said Scrivner.
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