
The paper considers the motivations for people’s decision to watch horror, why people enjoy horror, how individual differences influence responses to, and preference for, horror film, how exposure to horror film changes behavior, how horror film is designed to achieve its effects, why we fear and why we fear specific classes of stimuli, and how liking for horror develops during childhood and adolescence. This review provides the first synthesis of the empirical literature on the psychology of horror film using multi-disciplinary research from psychology, psychotherapy, communication studies, development studies, clinical psychology, and media studies. Why do we watch and like horror films? Despite a century of horror film making and entertainment, little research has examined the human motivation to watch fictional horror and how horror film influences individuals’ behavioral, cognitive, and emotional responses.

We reported a little earlier today about the F-16 fighter jets and how intelligence suggested Russia may form an "elite" air group in response to the US allowing for the aircraft to be sent to Ukraine.īut what exactly are F-16s - and why does Ukraine want them? Now living in London, where he runs a wine shop in Mayfair, Mr Chichvarkin is helping to raise money to fund medical supplies for Ukraine. Mr Chichvarkin, 48, made millions through his mobile phone retail firm, before leaving the country in 2008 after campaigning against corruption in Russia.

"A lot of tanks, a lot of missiles, rockets. "That means these means sanctions do not work."Īsked if he thinks Putin can be defeated, he says: "That depends, unfortunately, Ukraine has to be supported by cash because the economy of Ukraine cannot be independent for the moment. "The sanctions do not work properly - the GDP of Russia only has dropped about two per cent despite these record sanctions. "While Western and Eastern countries (are) still purchasing oil, gas, wood, nickel, a lot of other things, from Putin, he will be comfortable, because the financial situation in Russia is quite stable," he tells Sky News. An exiled Russian businessman has warned Putin cannot be stopped unless countries stop buying Russian goods like oil and gas.Įvgeny Chichvarkin - once one of the richest young entrepreneurs in Russia - said current sanctions are also not proving effective.
