About Aarhus University
Mathias Clasen
Associate Professor
School of Communication and Culture - English
Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4
building 1481, 436
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Phone: +4587162631
Mobile: +4530957804
Director, Recreational Fear Lab
TEDx Aarhus (2017): Lessons from a Terrified Horror Researcher
Latest book: A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies (2021)
Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson on StarTalk: "The Science of Scary" (2021)
Aeon essay on horror movies: "Fear not! Horror movies build community and emotional resilience" (2021)
Interview in Washington Post: "Why we like scary things: The science of recreational fear" (2022)
Portrait of Recreational Fear Lab in Atlas Obscura: "Why horror is so damned fun" (2022)
Research areas
- Computer games Horror Survival horror
- Film theory Cognitive theory Evolutionary theory
- Historiography of literature
- Literary genres Apocalyptic and postapocalyptic texts Fantasy Gothic Horror Science Fiction
- Philosophy of science for the humanities
- Text theory and analysis Literary Darwinism
- Video genres Horror Film
- Published
Review of James Arthur Anderson, Excavating Stephen King: A Darwinist Hermeneutic Study of the Fiction (2021)
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Literature review › Research
- Published
Work Hard, Scare Hard? An Investigation of How Mental Workload Impacts Jump Scare Intensity
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Rædsler fra dybet: Om havuhyrer, Dødens gab og den rekreative frygt
Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Recreational Fear Lab
Project: Research
Horror, evolution og rekreativ frygt
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Troldspejlets Halloween: Halloween 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Monstre
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Transitional grant
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Best overall poster
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Hier wohnt der Grusel-Spaß
Press/Media: Press / Media
Eftermiddag i P4 Kalmar
Press/Media: Press / Media
What in the World? Why Do Some People Love Scaring Themselves?
Press/Media: Press / Media
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