Hola MaHigh-School - January 2019
Hola MaHigh-School - Volume 8, Issue 1 - The first for 2019
Hola MaHigh-School - Volume 8, Issue 1 - The first for 2019
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ke Watching Scary Films?<br />
It is complicated<br />
According to a 2004 paper in the Journal of Media Psychology<br />
by Dr. Glenn Walters, the three primary factors that make<br />
horror films alluring are tension (generated by suspense,<br />
mystery, terror, shock, and gore), relevance (that may relate to<br />
personal relevance, cultural meaningfulness, the fear of death,<br />
etc.), and (somewhat paradoxically given the second factor)<br />
unrealism.<br />
Gore and things I get. Relevance like chain saws I get, but also<br />
that it must be unrealistic – probably to not frighten me too<br />
much though. There are no monsters under my bed!<br />
But why? still<br />
Many theories and none are convincing. It goes from<br />
identify with the bad guy, or with the hero – who<br />
defeats the bad guy in the end. Gore because we have<br />
a primordial instinct for gore. Scary, because it breaks<br />
any norm we might have.<br />
Basically, none of these theories fully explain why we<br />
love watching scary films. Different people like watching<br />
for different reasons and no theory has been put<br />
forward that explains everyone’s motives and reasoning.<br />
I will continue to enjoy watching even though I<br />
don’t fully understand my own motives.<br />
Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/<br />
in-excess/201510/why-do-we-watching-scary-films<br />
by: Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D.<br />
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