Hello! My name is Lykke. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in English at Aarhus University in 2024 and am currently enrolled in the Master’s degree programme in English at the same institution. This semester, I am very excited to be interning at the Recreational Fear Lab.  

My horror journey, or so to speak, started in my teen years as my older brother and I began bonding over watching old school horror classics such as Child's Play and The Exorcist. We are still watching horror movies together to this day, and I have since broadened my horror palette. I particularly enjoy doing haunted houses and attractions, especially Dystopia’s haunted events, but I have also grown fond of and interested in horror literature. Although romance books will always be my favorite.

Recreational fear is never something I could have dreamt of being able to study; I always thought that horror was something my brother and I would watch, and that would be it. I never dreamt it would be something that I would be remotely interested in studying at all. Luckily, I have had the opportunity to dive more into horror during both my bachelor’s and my master’s, and I enjoy learning all the amazing things recreational fear can offer us. I am especially interested and fascinated by how horror can bring people closer together, as I have firsthand experienced with my brother and the poor souls who have joined me during a haunted house. Besides that, during my BA project, I grew interested in children’s effects in horror narratives, and I hope to look more into what horror narratives, in return, can offer children in my master’s thesis.

During my internship, I look forward to broadening my knowledge on recreational fear even more and especially sharing it with my amazing fellow interns!