Fun Fact! Fear may be pleasurable if we are not in imminent danger.
Not everyone like frightening movies, but for those who do, there are a few hypotheses as to why, with the major one involving hormones. You receive all the adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine from a fight-or-flight reaction when you watch a scary movie or go through a haunted house, but your brain knows that you're not truly in danger, so you get that natural high without the risk.
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