By 
Margee Kerr
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Why is being scared so fun?

At this very moment people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact in October of 2015 alone about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US. But you might wonder: What could possibly be fun about being scared? Margee Kerr examines the biology and psychology behind what makes fear so fun.

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