It's Halloween weekend and even if you’re not into trick or treating your Netflix feed will be full of blood, gore and vintage Drew Barrymore. To watch or not watch? Now, THAT is the question. But it turns out… scary movies are oddly comforting. And a dose of terror can even make us sleep BETTER. It all comes down to watch we watch. And whether we watch until the end.

LINKS

• ‘Why Horror Movies Can Feel Comforting, According To Experts’ Kristine Fellizar for Bustle.com.
• Listen to The Rush episode on why we’re obsessed with horror films ‘Fear: Falling Through Levels of Horror’
• ‘Why Some People Love Horror Movies While Others Hate Them’ by Margarita Tartakovsy, medically reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board for Psychcentral.com.
• Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast.
• Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial.

CREDITS
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.
Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.
Editor: Adrian Walton.

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