# Mathias Clasen
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mathias clasen (born 1978) is a Danish scholar of horror fiction and the author/editor of three non-fiction books on the horror genre as well as two horror anthologies. He is associate professor in literature and media at Aarhus University, his alma mater, from where he received his PhD in 2012.
Clasen’s research integrates horror study with the natural and social sciences, in particular human behavioral biology and evolutionary and cognitive psychology.
Why We Love Being Scared: The Science of Recreational Fear [50}
Can fear and pleasure coexist? We often see these concepts as separate, and sometimes even oppositional. But is that accurate?
In this episode of The Mental Wellness Practice Podcast, Dr. Shainna explores the surprising psychology of recreational fear — the thrills we seek when we watch horror movi…
How Horror Heals: The Science of Recreational Fear [50]
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Can fear and pleasure coexist? We often see these concepts as separate, and sometimes even oppositional. But is that accurate?
In this episode of The Mental Wellness Practice Podcast, Dr. Shainna explores the surprising psychology of recreational fear — the thrills we seek when we watch horror movi…
This episode is haunted and spooky
Now why would you click on something like this? What's wrong with you?! Why are you — and so many other people — into scary stuff? Two scientists are trying to find out. (Originally aired in 2024)
Guests: Mathias Clasen and Marc Andersen, co-directors of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus Unive…
Why do we love horror movies?
Mathias Clasen, associate professor and director of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark is a horror researcher., and he joins Emile Donovan.
Why do people love horror films?
For some they’re the stuff of nightmares, but many of us can’t get enough of horror films. For Halloween, CrowdScience investigates the science of why we enjoy films that scare the living daylights out of us.
CrowdScience listener Maria from Taiwan is one of those people who would rather avoid fri…
The Science of Horror: Recreational Fear Lab
Show Notes
Movies Mentioned
Get Out
Psycho
Carrie
Friday the 13th (franchise)
Sharknado
The Exorcist
Hereditary
Contagion
The Evil Dead
An American Werewolf in London
The Fly
Weapons
Books and Stories
Grimm’s Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)
Follow Marc Malmdorf Andersen at:
LinkedIn: https://www.l…
The Science of Horror: Recreational Fear Lab
Show Notes
Movies Mentioned
Get Out
Psycho
Carrie
Friday the 13th (franchise)
Sharknado
The Exorcist
Hereditary
Contagion
The Evil Dead
An American Werewolf in London
The Fly
Weapons
Books and Stories
Grimm’s Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)
Follow Marc Malmdorf Andersen at:
LinkedIn: https://www.l…
Episode 91: Imagining the End of the World -- The Psychological Appeal for Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, with Dr. Mathias Clasen
In this episode of MindTricks Radio, I sit down with Dr. Mathias Clasen, associate professor of literature and media and co-director of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark, to explore why people are so drawn to frightening stories — especially stories about the end of the worl…
The Fear
Well...what are you afraid of, anyway?
References:
The Shadow Work Journal: A Guide To Integrate and Transcend Your Shadows
How Evolution Designed Your Fear: Mathias Clasen
Why do people worry?: Mark Freeston
Wikipedia: Urbach–Wiethe disease
The rare disease that stops people from feeling fe…
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