It’s officially spooky season, which means cozy sweaters, pumpkins on the porch and maybe a few late-night scares with the lights turned low. Horror movies have been a fall tradition for decades, but what is it about these films that keep us coming back for more, even when we know we’ll be hiding behind a pillow?

Brett Jones, instructor and dramatic writing graduate student at Missouri State University, discusses why we love being scared, the movies that left their mark and what makes horror such a unique genre.

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