The Psychology of Scary Movies

6.3 2013 14 min
Documentary

This short documentary explores eight theories on why humans are so fascinated with fright.

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John P. Hess

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John P. Hess
Arthur Conan Doyle Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud Self (archive footage)
Warrington Gillette Jason
Carl Jung Self (archive footage)

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