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The human scream – a response we share with our primate relatives – is more nuanced than you might think.
In the early 1970s, rumors about poisoned candy on Halloween led to mass paranoia. A historian explains why such fears emerge – and what, in reality, feeds them.
For decades, black characters in horror movies were objects of ridicule, died first or played evil Voodoo practitioners. But now we’re seeing a wave of films created by blacks and starring blacks.
Here are some treats you don’t have to ring Halloween doorbells for.
There are various techniques that can soften the fear factor of a scary film: from talking about it to providing facts that contextualise the plotline.
We love to be scared by creepy movies. But fear has other uses too. It can be used negatively by politicians to control us, but can also be a tool to harness internal change.
Ghost stories are often about the departed seeking justice for an earthly wrong. Their sightings are a reminder that ethics and morality transcend our lives.
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A podcast on twins, including why stereotypes about their relationship are so damaging, and why they are so useful to scientists.
Netflix hit, Black Mirror, follows in the footsteps of other forward-thinking sci-fi storytellers.
On its 200th anniversary, why is it a surprise that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at such a young age – just because she’s a woman?
Much like the fictitious Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s novel, more and more scientists are running away from their real-life creations.
There’s a reason why horror films are becoming more and more absurd.
Stranger Things 2 finds its monsters in Reagan-era capitalism. It is required viewing for socialists this Halloween.
A guide to some lesser known treats to read and watch over Halloween.
No happy endings in this dark fantasy about lost children.
Stephen King is the undisputed master of horror but does he get the respect he deserves as a ‘real’ writer?
Clowns were even scarier when you were young.
Be prepared to be scared and informed in equal measure by the next series of this cult show.
The world will be a less scary place without the don of the dead.
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Reader in English Literature and Film, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century Literature, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer in Media, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Winchester
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Literature and Culture, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor of English & Women's and Gender Studies, Drake University
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Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer, Journalism and Digital Communication, University of Central Lancashire
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Games and Creative Technologies, University of Bolton
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Author & illustrator, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion Studies, University of North Texas
