Mathias Clasen
@MathiasClasen
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Horror researcher & associate professor of literature and media at Aarhus University. Tweets mainly on scary and/or evolutionary stuff. Director of @RecFearLab.
Arhus, Denmark
Joined June 2015
Why did @StephenKing become everybody's favorite boogeyman? Help us find out by taking (and sharing) the Stephen King Fan Survey:
Calling Stephen King fans of the world! I want to know about your King fascination. Please help by taking and sharing this survey: https://t.co/tgIXZFQWQv. If you complete the survey, you can enter the raffle for a homemade SK figure. (Prototype depicted here.)
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PS: If you think the figure is ugly or suspect it of being cursed (I give no guarantees, but trust me that I didn't set out to infuse it with demonic agency), you don't HAVE to enter the raffle!
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Calling Stephen King fans of the world! I want to know about your King fascination. Please help by taking and sharing this survey: https://t.co/tgIXZFQWQv. If you complete the survey, you can enter the raffle for a homemade SK figure. (Prototype depicted here.)
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The Fifth Annual Aarhus Workshop on Recreational Fear is coming up. Don't forget to register! https://t.co/rOpDXiYkY9
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Our 5th annual workshop on recreational fear is happening in Aarhus on Dec 12! Free participation, registration required. Venue: Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies ( https://t.co/5GCIfbTxVn) Speakers + program: https://t.co/ZeIZwfQTTU Register: https://t.co/kP2n5iOOzR
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Why do fear and thrill make the strongest memories? Join us on 10/24 for a free Presents event, "Monsters, Memories, and the Stories We Keep," with neuroscientist @LeslieSibener, fear researcher @MathiasClasen, and @QuantaMagazine's @SPatel_v1. Together, they'll unpack the
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Monsters, Memories and the Stories We Keep on Simons Foundation
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Die neue APuZ zum Thema #Angst ist online! Mit Beiträgen von P. Zwanzger, F. Biess, H. D. Kämper, B. Frischmann, A. Hasters, @StephanHeinzel /P. Blumenschein/D. Giel/K. Heinrichs/F. Peter/N. Spirkl und @MathiasClasen. https://t.co/Q3DEtOpxoj
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🧟♂️🚨 New Publication in Emotion Thrilled to share our new paper: "Scared Together: Heart Rate Synchrony and Social Closeness in a High-Intensity Horror Setting" https://t.co/6PLlhsQwgQ
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Humans frequently seek fear-inducing entertainment in social settings, yet the influence of social dynamics on physiological and emotional responses to shared fear remains underexplored. In this...
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I'm so excited by this most recent study from the Recreational Fear Lab. Some really nifty and maybe surprising results here:
🚨 Kids LOVE fear?!🚨 Our new study led by Mihaela Taranu from the Recreational Fear Lab uncovers something surprising: Children across all ages actively seek out scary experiences - for fun! 📄 https://t.co/Ih15DHj22O
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Inside the Fear Lab! Out today in The Dark Side issue 267, I interview @RecFearLab co-creator, @MathiasClasen. Get your copy now before I buy them all. It's a very special spread. cc @PromoteHorror
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Delighted to have been asked to contribute this piece on children's reactions to horror. Features comments by @MathiasClasen @psychmag @paulmcevoy, and many others...
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Very cool project here - please help Valerie and her team out. Only takes a few minutes and sounds really fun:
📺 Feel like a small break from scrolling to tell us about your favourite TV/movie genre? 🎞️ Here is a 5-10 minute survey for our latest research project on understanding the functions of fiction: https://t.co/1lEn4jFVWW Thanks very much for participating!
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Out of all feature-length movies produced in the US, how big of a proportion comes with a "horror" tag on IMDB? Here's an estimate (prepared for my @CigaretteBurns_ talk tonight):
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Two of my faves are on this list with topics after my own heart. If you can’t make it to London, here’s your chance to get more horror in your face! The wonderful @MathiasClasen on Why Horror is Good for You & the ever incredible Tuğce Kutlu on Mourning in Horror. Book now!!
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Check out our recent article on language varieties and morality in Disney. Are foreign accents (still) especially common among villainous characters😈? Plus: Much more about character morality, language variety, gender, and age in recent Disney films. Link below (open access).
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I am extremely grateful to the Carlsberg Foundation, @Carlsbergfondet, for funding my proposal to write a book with the working title "The Master of Fear: Why Stephen King Became Everybody's Favorite Boogeyman." Beer-drinkers and King-lovers unite 🥰 https://t.co/1hFOZW4erl
carlsbergfondet.dk
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Shitty horror movies can be fun to watch. But a shitty comedy? Thriller? Drama? Not so much. Well yes, okay, there's The Room, but dramas have to be VERY, VERY bad before they become so-bad-they're-good.
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Why would that be? One explanation is that even "bad" horror movies can satisfy audiences (who may not be looking for cinematic craftsmanship or psychological complexity, but who want some gory and/or jump-scare-fueled fun with friends)?
Horror stands out from other genres in its very low correlation between critical reception and profitability. Horror movies often succeed financially regardless of what critics think. Learn more at https://t.co/zYldngvSVZ.
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Can going to a haunted house boost the immune system?
arstechnica.com
Study found marked decrease in inflammatory markers and white blood cells after visiting a haunted house.
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