Why are we as humas so attracted to things that scare us, like horror movies, watching true crime, going to ‘haunted houses’?

Question

Why are we as humas so attracted to things that scare us, like horror movies, watching true crime, going to ‘haunted houses’?

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Answer 1

I belief has always been that these kind of “negative” topics are more popular in stable, wealthy countries because it allows people to “vacation” in tragedy or horror they get their feelings that might not be otherwise triggered by their stable environment and then get to go back to life as usual.

For others life gives them enough of those scenarios that they’d rather escapism.

Could also be the whole “I smack my head against the wall because it feels so good when I stop” kinda thing.