A study looks at the ingredients of a good scare.

Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.

Feeling the urge to scare yourself this Halloween? Here are seven important horror films you have to see.

Whatever you do, don't look behind you – because the answer isn't there, says psychologist Alison Gopnik. The real ghosts are glitches in your brain, and in a way, that's even scarier.