SUM OF ALL FEAR - Horror, Phobias & the Brain

What if Frosty made you frozen with fright? It's that time of year, when hominochionophobics are staying far away from any holiday fun associated with snowmen.  Is it the anthropopmorphic characteristics? The uncanny valley effect? Maybe they don't like carrots? Or snow?  We plow into the Fear of Snowmen and why someone might not feel very festive around around decorated snow people.  So, to avoid Kris having a total...

Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year...for some people. 

To those suffering from Samhainophobia, the witches, gouls and goblins strike fear in their hearts and cause them to hide away until the holiday is over. 

We dive into the history of Samhain, the foundation for our modern Halloween festivities. Then our resident expert talks all about how this holiday can be a nightmare for those with a Fear of Halloween...

Do you read Sutter Cane? Probably not a very good idea, especially if you have bibliophobia!

We've got book burning, book banning and even some book learning in this week's episode on the Fear of Books. We find out about the roots of this phobia and then go on a little history ride and talk literacy and books through the ages. 

Then it's on to evil books in movies and c'mon... you know Evil Dead 2 and the Necronomicon Ex Morti...

Do pictures of honeycombs, tiny holes, or clustered bumps make you feel sick? You might have TRYPOPHOBIA! It’s a lot more common than you think. 

This episode covers it all. Kris gives us all the reasons why this is a natural, evolutionary fear, which is why it’s so common (and makes so many people cringe). 

Then, it’s on to the trypophobic body horror of The Stuff & The Fly. The holes and bumps in these movies will h...

Hiya Georgie! We’re bringing Part 2 of Fear of Clowns all the way to Derry, Maine to hang out with the Losers’ Club. 

We do a little Stephen King Trivia during “What the Fear!?” and talk a little more about this interesting phobia. Then, it’s on to Stephen King’s 1986 novel, the 1990 Miniseries, 2017’s Chapter 1 & the brand new Chapter 2 that just came out last week. 

We’ll all be floating after we finish this long-as...

Send in the CLOWNS!! It's Part 1 on the Fear of Clowns and we got a whole big floppy shoe full of great information for you. Somehow between Drew's hangover belches, we learn all about the history of clowns and how the evil clown phenomena developed. So why are people so freaked out by these harbingers of childhood joy? Kris gives us the answer and it might surprise you! 

Did you know that in 1988, alien clowns came to earth a...