On the Psychology of Horror Movies

Original language	English
Publication date	Oct 2021
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

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• https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/why-we-love-horror/202110/the-psychology-horror-movies

Projects

Projects per year 2020 2020 2020

• 1 Active

Projects per year

• Recreational Fear Lab

  Clasen, M. (PI), Andersen, M. (Participant), Taranu, M. (Participant), Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J. (Participant), Terkildsen, T. (Participant) & Scrivner, C. (Participant)

  Independent Research Fund Denmark

  01/09/2020 → …

  Project: Research

  • Leisure Activity 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Peers 100%
  • Field Study 100%
  • Psychological Resilience 100%

Research output

Research output per year 2012 2012 2017 2019 2020 2021 2021

• 5 Journal article
• 2 Book

Research output per year

Research output per year

• A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies

  Clasen, M., 1 Oct 2021, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 208 p.

  Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review

• Pandemic practice: Horror fans and morbidly curious individuals are more psychologically resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Scrivner, C., Johnson, J. A., Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J. & Clasen, M., Jan 2021, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 168, 6 p., 110397.

  Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Psychological Resilience 100%
  • Coping Strategies 50%
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Horror, Personality, and Threat Simulation: A Survey on the Psychology of Scary Media

  Clasen, M., Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J. & Johnson, J. A., Jul 2020, In: Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. 14, 3, p. 213-230

  Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  49 Citations (Scopus)

  3905 Downloads (Pure)

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Press/Media

• What your taste in movies REALLY says about your personality, according to science (and no, being a horror fan DOESN'T make you a psycho)

  Clasen, M.

  17/03/2024

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Press / Media

• Was gruselige Videos in unserem Gehirn auslösen? | Quarks: Dimension Ralph

  Clasen, M.

  15/08/2023

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Press / Media

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Clasen, M. (2021, Oct). On the Psychology of Horror Movies. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/why-we-love-horror/202110/the-psychology-horror-movies

Clasen, Mathias. / On the Psychology of Horror Movies. 2021.

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