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Horror isn’t just intense fear, new psychology study suggests

Fear tends to involve possible danger ahead, while horror often follows learning about something that shouldn’t happen. A new study suggests that graphic, extreme descriptions of harm push readers toward horror by making events feel abnormal.

Horror isn’t just intense fear, new psychology study suggests

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