Why are we scared of what is in a horror movie despite knowing that it is not real?
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Your subconscious mind thinks it’s real. As far as your brain is concerned if you saw something traumatic, you saw something traumatic. You’re essentially traumatizing yourself and calling it entertainment.
Because fear does not come from rational thinking. Being afraid is an instinctive reaction.
Empathy and imagination. We feel what other people feel, and we can imagine ourselves in their position.
Additionally, our brains are wired to react to sudden sounds and movement. The producers use this fact to create the response they want. BOO!
my guess is that in the past, those who were scared by warnings given by fellow tribe members were more likely to survive, and that horror movies trigger that response
We intentionally enter into a ‘suspension of disbelief” according to film theory. This allows us to become intimately involved in the story we are watching to a degree we do not distinguish our physical separation.
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