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Recreational Fear Lab associate member Prof. G. Neil Martin takes stock of the state of horror research and proposes a manifesto for a brighter (or, perhaps more appropriately, darker) future.
Recreational Fear Lab member Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen proposes a definition of recreational fear and discusses implications for future research.
Guest blog post by Edgar Dubourg
Guest blog post by Ida Bække Johannesen
Guest blog post by Mulle Birch Olsen
The fearless but horror-loving lab interns found themselves with a bit of time on their hands and decided to use eye-tracking tech in the lab to investigate the use of misdirection in connection with…
Lab intern Christoffer Nordved Madsen dives into the psychology behind action horror games.
In this follow-up to an earlier post, lab intern Christoffer Nordved Madsen dives into the popularity of supernatural vs. psychological horror films in the period 1920-1969.
Norman Bates vs. Freddy Krueger. Patrick Bateman vs. Pazuzu. Which kind of horror movie has been more popular over the past 50 years - psychological or supernatural? Lab intern Christoffer Nordved…
What is recreational fear, and what do we know about the phenomenon? Essay by lab interns Majbritt Kastberg Grønbæk and Pernille Lærke Munk-Hansen.