TED Ed Video Focuses on Fear and Why Being Scared is So Much Fun

I sure do love a good scare! Over the past month, I went to several spook alleys, haunted houses, and haunted mazes looking for a little thrill. It’s fun being scared! But, why is that? Why is it so fun to be scared!? Well, thanks to a new TED Ed video, Margee Kerr gives us an answer!

At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of 2015 alone, about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US. But you might wonder: What could possibly be fun about being scared? Margee Kerr examines the biology and psychology behind what makes fear so fun.

Check out the video below and let us know what kind of things you like to do to bring on the fear!