Thrills. Chills. Hiding behind your hands. It’s officially SPOOKTOBER month with a huge, fascinating (and I promise, mellow) episode on why humans watch horror, and what’s happening in your brain. Not only do we have the author of “Horror on the Brain: the Neuroscience Behind Science Fiction,” neuroscientist Dr. Austin Lim, but this also features CUTS from other episodes to FLESH it all out. Enjoy the political sociology of zombies vs. vampires, feminist body horror, horror as anti-war art, liminal spaces, the best blood in the business, goosebumps and Goosebumps, evolutionary mismatches, why clowns unsettle you, and if horror is having its moment. (Note: it is.)Also, we had to cap this at 2+ hours so if we don’t cover *your* favorite movie or series and you yell at me about it, I will roll my eyes so hard that I will die and then I will haunt you by hiding your car keys.Visit Dr. Lim’s <a href="https://www.austinlim.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a> and follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/docaustinlim/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@docaustinlim" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXPQ33KXjoX375Ez_wLlL3A" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube&nbsp;</a>Buy his book, <a href="https://www.globepequot.com/9781493084784/horror-on-the-brain/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Horror on the Brain: The Neuroscience Behind Science Fiction</a>A donation went to <a href="https://homesforanimalheroes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homes For Animal Heroes</a> and <a href="https://homeboyindustries.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homeboy Industries</a>Make your donations go further – up to 100% matching – by using <a href="https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/OLOGIES" rel="noopener noreferrer">GivingMultiplier</a>, the amazing portal co-founded by Harvard professor and <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/trolleyology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trolleyologist</a>, Dr. Joshua Greene<a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/horrorneurobiology" rel="noopener noreferrer">More episode sources and links</a>Other episodes you may enjoy: <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/spooktober" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spooktober: Topics to Startle and Love</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/serpopsychology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fearology-pt-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fearology (FEAR)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/teratology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Teratology (MONSTERS)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/vampirology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vampirology (VAMPIRES)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mnemonology (MEMORY)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdneurobiology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdbonus" rel="noopener noreferrer">The OCD Experience with a Neurobiologist</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/trolleyology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/desairology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Desairology (MORTUARY MAKE-UP)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/taphology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taphology (GRAVESITES)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/catacombs" rel="noopener noreferrer">Metropolitan Tombology (PARIS CATACOMBS)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disgustology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/osteology" rel="noopener noreferrer">Osteology (SKELETONS/BODY FARMS)</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic" rel="noopener noreferrer">400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic</a><a href="https://pod.link/1746567248" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sponsors of Ologies</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-extras" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transcripts and bleeped episodes</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ologies" rel="noopener noreferrer">Become a patron of Ologies</a> for as little as a buck a month<a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow Ologies on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bluesky</a>Follow Alie Ward on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alieward" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>Editing by Mercedes Maitland of <a href="http://maitlandaudio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maitland Audio Productions</a> and <a href="https://www.jecmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jake Chaffee</a>Managing Director: Susan HaleScheduling Producer: Noel DilworthTranscripts by Aveline Malek&nbsp;Website by <a href="https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kelly R. 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