Men and women differ in morbid curiosity for evolutionary reasons. The psychopathological reasons for daredevils, like free ...

I’ve written a lot about morbid curiosity in daily life — for example, how it relates to personality or anxiety. But, being the morbidly curious creatures that we humans are, our morbid curiosity ...

‘Tis the season for ghouls, goblins, witches and ghosts. Halloween can be traced back to the Celts who marked the start of the cold, dark winter with bonfires, costumes and ritual celebrations to ward ...

“Humans are violent creatures,” behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner writes in Morbidly Curious. “However we aren’t just violent; sometimes we are gruesomely violent.” True to its title and language, ...

It’s textbook morbid curiosity. After the murder of a fellow female student on campus this past semester, I have taken a much greater interest in the true crime genre. I believe in part in trying to ...

The psychologist Coltan Scrivner just loves this time of year. COLTAN SCRIVNER: Everything I do is kind of surrounded by the Halloween spirit, if you will, right? My research is on horror movies and ...

Coltan Scrivner, PhD, is a behavioral scientist and horror entertainment producer. He is the world’s leading expert on the science behind morbid curiosity and the appeal of frightening entertainment.