Are Horror Fans Psychopaths?
The answer is more complicated than you might think
Every few months I see a post on social media that says something to the effect of, “SCIENTISTS SAY 41% OF HORROR FANS ARE PSYCHOPATHS!”
The “science of horror” world is pretty small, so I’m usually up-to-date on what studies say. I don’t know of any studies looking at psychopathic traits and how well people sleep after horror films, nor any empirical st…
