Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away

"Sure! In Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can’t Look Away , Coltan Scrivner—described as “a behavioural scientist and horror entertainment producer,” an unholy combination if ever I’ve heard one—explores the very human fascination with serial killers, slasher flicks, and everything that goes bump in the night in this lively work of popular science. Spooky stories and horror movies are a manifestation, he argues, of an evolutionarily-driven psychological function that prepares us for real danger. Steven Pinker praised it as “A fascinating examination of a feature of human nature that all of us have, most of us deplore (at least in others), and few of us understand.” A fun and surprisingly illuminating read for those who love to be scared witless—and would like to know why."