ACMI Conversations:The Psychology of Fear

ACMI Stories & Ideas

In our uncertain era full of real life horror, what's driving our appetite for true crime and fascination with the macabre? From recent documentaries The Jinx, Making a Murderer and The Family to serial killer anti-heroes in film and TV, and the stark brutality of Scandi-noir, we examined our obsession with the dark side of human nature, the psychology of fear and how recent technological advances like biometric analysis are providing unique findings into our physiological response to on-screen horror. Copyright acknowledgements: Images & Clips Played Title: Westwood Family Photograph Copyright: Westwood Family Title: IT MAKES YOU JUMP OF FRIGHT Copyright: DWS93 Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t80sdBtB-Gc Title: car commercial - sun roof feature, cat gets a suprise Copyright: lakers777 Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-sC-vSIXk Title: Most Scariest Video Ever Copyright: Social Dunya News Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTn90dTakOE Title: Caving Claustrophobia Kill or Cure Copyright: Keith Edwards Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG0WJkmOwd0 Title: Horrific moment massive spider extracted from woman's ear Copyright: SWNS TV Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2OrRdlxtY Title: The Family Trailer Copyright: Dogwoof Link played: https://www.thefamilysect.com/ Title: Haunted Toaster Copyright: US Today Show, 1984 Link played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSwnWw65Wo AFTRS Credits IMOTIONS IMAGES WITH PERMISSION ECLIPSE IMAGE: NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.IT ACCESSED 28.07.17 DROWNING IMAGE: EYESOFODYSSEUS.COM ACCESSED 28.07.17 MIRROR NEURON IMAGE: IMTERACTIVE-BIOLOGY.COM ACCESSED 29.07.17