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October 19, 2021 39 mins

Hello, ghosts and ghouls! For the spooky Halloween season, we thought it would be fun to look at hot and heavy horror! Or at least why and what about horror movies is sexy. This doesn't necessarily mean horror movies with sex scenes, but films that stir something within us. Miss Charlie touches briefly on the science of fright, then breaks down her personal favorite saucy scares into three archetypal categories. From luxurious vampire lovers to obsessive serial killers, wild werewolves, and seductive witches... let the haunting begin.  

 

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Sources for Today's Episode

The Philosophy of Horror by Noel Carroll 

Here's Why You Actually Love Being Scared- Insider 

Horror Lives in the Body by Megan Pillow 

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