Psychological Effects of Horror Films

Many top TV shows and movies are about zombies, vampires, and serial killers. Why do people love to be scared by TV and movies? PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HORROR FILMS CRYING & SCREAMING 27% INCREASED HEART RATE 187 Reported Symptoms of Watching Horror Movies TREMBLING OR SHAKING 247 FREEZING OR FEELING OF PARALYSIS 17% NAUSEA OR STOMACH PAIN 207 FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL 117 CLINGING TO A COMPANION 187 BRAAAAAINNSSS! SWEATING, CHILLS OR FEVER, FEAR OF DYING. SHORTNESS OF BREATH. FEELING OF UNREALITY, DIZZINESS AND NUMBNESS ALL LESS THAN 10% SOME PEOPLE REPORT MORE THAN ONE SYMPTOM ACTUALLY REPORT HAVING ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS. SCARDY CATS! AND SOME OF THEM ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE HAVE LONG-LASTING FRIGHT EFFECTS: LOSS OF SLEEP, JUMPINESS AND AVOIDANCE OF DARK PLACES ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY A PERDUE PROFESSOR. MALES EN JOY HORROR AS A VESTIGE OF TRIBAL BEHAVIOR -A "RITE OF PASSAGE." "THERE'S A MOTIVATION MALES HAVE IN OUR CULTURE TO MASTER THREATENING SITUATIONS." SO, THE SCARIER THE MOVIE, THE MORE BOASTING THE GUY CAN ĐO ABOUT HAVING ENDURED IT. PERCENTAGE OF STUDIO INCOME FROM HORROR - MOVIES PERCENTAGE OF HORROR MOVIES AMONGST ALL MOVIE GENRES 4% WEENIES - 637 - HORROR LOVERS - 37% PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE HORROR FILMS HORROR MOVIES ARE VERY PROFITABLE ONE THEORY AS TO WHY WE LIKE HORROR MOVIES IS THAT THEY ACT AS A SORT OF SAFETY VALVE FOR OUR CRUEL OR AGGRESSIVE IMPULSES. THE IMPLICATION OF THIS IDEA, WHICH ACADEMICS DUB "SYMBOLIC CATHARSIS," IS THAT WATCHING VIOLENCE FORESTALLS THE NEED TO ACT IT OUT. Win a $1000 Scholarship Write an Essay and Answer the Question "Many top TV shows and movies are about zombies, vampires, and serial killers. Why do people love to be scared by TV and movies?" and receive a $1000 Scholarship. We are delighted to offer the Special Cable Deals Scholarship Contest where students are able to win a $1,000.00 scholarship for education fees at an approved college or private career school. 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Once you send in your essay, you consent that Specialcabledeals.com may release your essay or use segments of your essay for marketing or other purposes and may edit pieces of your essay as regarded vital or proper. Candidates discovered in violation of the contest regulations will be rejected from consideration. If plagiarism is acknowledged, the entrant will be disqualified to contend for future scholarships. Quotes are to be minimally made use of and all providers must be adequately attributed. Additional Questions? Connect with us at [email protected]. This promotion is being offered by Specialcabledeals.com in its sole discretion as an incentive to its customers. Comcast, Cox, Time Wamer Cable, Sudden Link. Mediacom, Insight, Charter, Cable One, Cablevision, Bresnan, Optimum, Buckeye, and Brighthouse are unaffiliated with this promotion, and neither sponsor nor endorse it. Many top TV shows and movies are about zombies, vampires, and serial killers. Why do people love to be scared by TV and movies? PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HORROR FILMS CRYING & SCREAMING 27% INCREASED HEART RATE 187 Reported Symptoms of Watching Horror Movies TREMBLING OR SHAKING 247 FREEZING OR FEELING OF PARALYSIS 17% NAUSEA OR STOMACH PAIN 207 FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL 117 CLINGING TO A COMPANION 187 BRAAAAAINNSSS! SWEATING, CHILLS OR FEVER, FEAR OF DYING. SHORTNESS OF BREATH. FEELING OF UNREALITY, DIZZINESS AND NUMBNESS ALL LESS THAN 10% SOME PEOPLE REPORT MORE THAN ONE SYMPTOM ACTUALLY REPORT HAVING ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS. SCARDY CATS! AND SOME OF THEM ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE HAVE LONG-LASTING FRIGHT EFFECTS: LOSS OF SLEEP, JUMPINESS AND AVOIDANCE OF DARK PLACES ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY A PERDUE PROFESSOR. MALES EN JOY HORROR AS A VESTIGE OF TRIBAL BEHAVIOR -A "RITE OF PASSAGE." "THERE'S A MOTIVATION MALES HAVE IN OUR CULTURE TO MASTER THREATENING SITUATIONS." SO, THE SCARIER THE MOVIE, THE MORE BOASTING THE GUY CAN ĐO ABOUT HAVING ENDURED IT. PERCENTAGE OF STUDIO INCOME FROM HORROR - MOVIES PERCENTAGE OF HORROR MOVIES AMONGST ALL MOVIE GENRES 4% WEENIES - 637 - HORROR LOVERS - 37% PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE HORROR FILMS HORROR MOVIES ARE VERY PROFITABLE ONE THEORY AS TO WHY WE LIKE HORROR MOVIES IS THAT THEY ACT AS A SORT OF SAFETY VALVE FOR OUR CRUEL OR AGGRESSIVE IMPULSES. THE IMPLICATION OF THIS IDEA, WHICH ACADEMICS DUB "SYMBOLIC CATHARSIS," IS THAT WATCHING VIOLENCE FORESTALLS THE NEED TO ACT IT OUT. Win a $1000 Scholarship Write an Essay and Answer the Question "Many top TV shows and movies are about zombies, vampires, and serial killers. Why do people love to be scared by TV and movies?" and receive a $1000 Scholarship. We are delighted to offer the Special Cable Deals Scholarship Contest where students are able to win a $1,000.00 scholarship for education fees at an approved college or private career school. You're Entitled If. - You are a present undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited university or private career school who will be continuing their course of studies in the spring of 2013. - You are 18 years old or older - You're a United States citizen or holder of an authentic and accepted United States Visa How To Participate. The Scholarship Contest is free of charge to enter, and eligibility is not dependent upon grade point average or financial need. Entrants may enter just once per contest. The contest ceases on January 1, 2013. The essay shall be no smaller than 750 words and based on the subject: "Many top TV shows and movies are about zombies, vampires, and serial killers. Why do people love to be scared by TV and movies?" Judges will decide on the winner and award the $1,000.00 scholarship on January 15, 2013. Entries must be submitted on or before January 1, 2013 via e-mail to [email protected]. The Specifics and the Legal Items The winning entrant will be notified by email based upon the information put forward in the application. Essays must include a coversheet with name and contact details. Name should be present at the bottom of each page additionally. All candidates must contain and vouch the following fact: "I have read and understand the scholarship contest rules. The essay submitted is original and of my own creation". All essays must be double-spaced and in English. Essays must be sent in any of the following file types: Open Office (. odt) or Microsoft Word (. doc or. docx). Candidates may not identify themselves or relatives, their colleges, cities nor states in the essays. No reader should have the ability to say that they can verify the author based upon reading the essay. The winner will be posted on http://www.specialcabledeals.com/best-cable-promotions.html. If, for any grounds, the winner does not take action and claim the scholarship within a week, itl go to the second place essay. The winner's scholarship check will be paid to the educational institution the winner attends. The essay must be the participant's authentic work (finalists' essays will be scanned for plagiarism). Family members of staff members of the sponsoring organization are not eligible for the scholarship. The university must be authorized and listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education (http://ope.edu.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx). Candidates attending military academies are ineligible for this scholarship. Specialcabledeals.com has the right to modify or suspend this program whenever without waming. The essay becomes property of Specialcabledeals.com. Once you send in your essay, you consent that Specialcabledeals.com may release your essay or use segments of your essay for marketing or other purposes and may edit pieces of your essay as regarded vital or proper. Candidates discovered in violation of the contest regulations will be rejected from consideration. If plagiarism is acknowledged, the entrant will be disqualified to contend for future scholarships. Quotes are to be minimally made use of and all providers must be adequately attributed. Additional Questions? Connect with us at [email protected]. This promotion is being offered by Specialcabledeals.com in its sole discretion as an incentive to its customers. Comcast, Cox, Time Wamer Cable, Sudden Link. Mediacom, Insight, Charter, Cable One, Cablevision, Bresnan, Optimum, Buckeye, and Brighthouse are unaffiliated with this promotion, and neither sponsor nor endorse it.