{"title":"“I’m Nervous about Horror Films and My Physical Health”","authors":"Mathias Clasen","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780197535899.003.0004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The effects of horror movies on physical health have received little scientific attention, but there are anecdotal reports of people getting hurt and even dying as a result of horror exposure. Such cases, however, are extremely rare and usually poorly documented. While it is possible to die from fright, the odds of dying from fright induced by a horror movie are not worth worrying about. A little research has investigated potential health benefits of horror exposure. Some research suggests that horror movies may have metabolic benefits, and researchers have found that watching horror movies can increase white blood cell production and blood coagulant, but more research is needed. Indirect evidence does suggest that watching horror movies may increase self-perceived physical health or well-being.","PeriodicalId":143629,"journal":{"name":"A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197535899.003.0004","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The effects of horror movies on physical health have received little scientific attention, but there are anecdotal reports of people getting hurt and even dying as a result of horror exposure. Such cases, however, are extremely rare and usually poorly documented. While it is possible to die from fright, the odds of dying from fright induced by a horror movie are not worth worrying about. A little research has investigated potential health benefits of horror exposure. Some research suggests that horror movies may have metabolic benefits, and researchers have found that watching horror movies can increase white blood cell production and blood coagulant, but more research is needed. Indirect evidence does suggest that watching horror movies may increase self-perceived physical health or well-being.
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