The Psychology of Scary Movies

2013 · Documentary · 0h 14m · 6.3

This short documentary explores eight theories on why humans are so fascinated with fright.

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Cast

John P. Hess
John P. Hess
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Self (archive footage)
Warrington Gillette
Warrington Gillette
Jason
Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Self (archive footage)

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