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Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why

  • Written by Sarah Kollat, Teaching Professor of Psychology, Penn State
Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of whyA controlled scary experience can leave you exhilarated and relaxed afterward.gremlin/E+ via Getty Images

Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses – and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into halls of horror, and masked men nipped at our ankles with...

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