Why We Like to Be Scared

The world has always been full of things that frighten us. One way we work through these fears is by watching horror, writes Coltan Scrivner.

恐怖小說與恐怖電影在2026年迎來票房與銷量的高峰，作者認為這源於人類通過安全的想象場景練習應對恐懼與不確定性的本能。文章把恐怖片視為映照各世代焦慮的沙盒，並用多項調查數據說明當代年輕人的意義感與社交困境如何與恐怖題材產生共鳴。