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Media Monitor: TIME Essay Explains Why Audiences Crave Horror

31 Oct 2026 8:42 a.m. · Source: TIME magazine

TIME's Weekend Essay, written by psychologist Coltan Scrivner, examines why people seek out frightening fiction as horror enjoys a breakout year in publishing and at the box office.

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