No thank you. Photo: Claudette Barius/Universal Studios In the weeks leading up to the release of Us, Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated follow-up to Get Out, I checked its Wikipedia page daily for the plot summary. When it finally switched over from a few vague teaser sentences to a full play-by-play, I read it excitedly, thought damn, that sounds scary, and closed out of the tab with zero plans to ever see it for myself.
I called up Margee Kerr, a sociologist who studies fear and the author of Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear, to learn more. Kerr explained that, in general, horror movies can act as a “confidence boost” of sorts. “By watching horror movies, we can get close to danger without actually being threatened and gain a sense of control or knowledge or at least a sense of mastery over something that we hope to never encounter in real life,” she said.
But some of us who fall in the latter category are still capable of channeling the pleasurable experiences that come with watching a horror movie — or at least staying in the loop as horror movies become more of a part of the cultural conversation — by reading these entries. “Sometimes people need a little bit more of a protective frame. So instead of watching a horror movie, reading it can feel a lot less scary because it’s more in the person’s control.
I feel seen.
I do that a lot. I read the plot of lots of horror movies then if I feel I can handle it I go find it on Shudder or Amazon Prime.
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