When watching a scary movie, our body responds in the same way it would if faced with a real-life threat by switching into fight or flight mode.

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(CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a ...

Even though horror movies trigger negative feelings such as fear and disgust, they are quite popular among many viewers. Similar to actual threatening stimuli, a horror movie activates the sympathetic ...

BEHIND THE SCARES ON HALLOWEEN. WHEN YOU’RE IN A SPOT LIKE THIS WITH NOISES GOING OFF AND THINGS THAT COULD STARTLE YOU. RESEARCHERS SAY THERE IS SO MUCH HAPPENING TO YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR BODY, AND SO ...

Bunnie Xo, host of the "Dumb Blonde" podcast and author of the upcoming memoir "Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic," revealed she experienced a frightening mental health episode tied to GLP-1 ...