Human Experience in text
Sigmund Freud
the Father of psychoanalysis.
components of brain
id
ranging emotions, drives, and feelings
dreams and nightmares
ego
our personality
environment
superego
our conscious, our sense of guilt, and knowledge of right and wrong
parents and society
Catharsis
release of strong emotion
Aristotle, a Greek writer
horror
a fascinated dread
Immaterial cause
The Physiology of fear
Amygdala
when something suddenly happens onscreen (get frightened)
startle reflex can be activated by neural pathways in the brain
James Twitchell
physical sensation
when you think you're in danger
Clark McCauley
mastrey testing
Stephen King on fear
fear makes us blind
phobias
not knowing
snuggle theory
socially constructed gender roles
Simulated risk
imaginary horrors
Welsh sin-eater
Horror Fiction
key elements
supernatural elements
in any genre of fiction
atmosphere
Sub-Genres of Horror
Moral allegory
The Exorcist
the monster within
Psychological horror
Silence of the Lambs
movie I watched
The Fantastic
The Blair Witch Project
also the story I read, The Lottery