Non-Fiction Project With Jilli Hovland

Why do you go to a scary movie? How can the fear that you feel, haunt you until you go to it and hear the whole story? Fear is an emotion that many storytellers bring in to make their stories more interesting. Why storytellers do this, and how they make people come back to this fear, is what Jilli and I will be uncovering in this project.

People go these movies for a statement. They come out of the movie almost peeing their pants but because they went, they feel a sense of accomplishment. Is this the reason why people watch or listen to these things? Do other peoples experiences of fear make yours seem smaller?

What's the science behind it? The brain works in weird ways. Many people get an adrenaline rush when they watch or listen to scary things, could this be the reasoning behind why storytellers and writers share their stories this way?

While researching this project, we'll look at the psychology of fear and how the brain reacts to these triggers along with interviewing many storytellers, and learning about other peoples experiences with fear. We will show our work in this project by making a podcast of our discoveries including the personal experiences of other people.

So what really does make people come back for more? Do people prolong this fear or do they search for it? What makes people like fear? Everybody has their own personal experiences with this odd emotion. Maybe their is no distinct, straight-forward answer, but we will find the answers to many things that make up this subject.