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How accurately can we predict how a frightening experience will make us feel? A field study at Dystopia Haunted House reveals why our emotional forecasts are often too gloomy - and how discomfort with uncertainty shapes what we experience.
With Obsession, Curry Barker joins a growing cohort of comedians who have successfully transitioned into being hit horror directors. Research on the cognitive links between humor and fear can help us make sense of this comedy-to-horror pipeline.
From VR vertigo to hand-drawn monsters, the Recreational Fear Lab turned an Aarhus shopping mall into a playground for fear during the 2025 autumn break.
In honor of Gremlins’s 40th anniversary, the lab interns watched the horror classic to see whether lowering the film’s age certificate was justified
The RFL does a lot of work to learn about people who like to be scared, but this time we - the lab interns - visited Dystopia Haunted House to interview the actors to find out why THEY enjoy scaring others.
Lab friend Susan Weidmann, PhD, reports from the world's largest Halloween expo, the Transworld Halloween and Attractions Show in St. Louis.
A new study from the Recreational Fear Lab illumines the fine line seperating humor and fear
Recreational Fear Lab friend and collaborator Professor Helen Dodd reflects on risky play, recreational fear, and developmental psychology.
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.
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