Scientists Found the Exact Amount of Fear That's Actually Fun

-Why Horror Fans Handled the Pandemic Better, According to Science -The "Sweet Spot of Fear" Scientists Measured Inside a Real Haunted House -What 110 Heart Rate Monitors Revealed About Why We Love Being Scared -The Real Psychology of Horror Movies, Explained In this video: • The haunted house study that mapped the exact fear-to-enjoyment curve • Why moderate fear feels good but too much or too little doesn't • The older psychological theory explaining how fear turns into pleasure • Why horror fans aren't one single personality type • The real trait scale researchers use to measure "morbid curiosity" • Why horror fans reported less psychological distress during COVID-19 January Science tells the story behind the science. Subscribe for the next one.