Morbidly curious : a scientist explains why we can't look away
(2025)
By:
Scrivner, Coltan
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW 155.937/SCRIVNER,C
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Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Penguin Books, [2025]
©2025
©2025
DESCRIPTION
260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780143137344, 0143137344 :, 0143137344, 9780143137344
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Why We Can't Look Away -- The Evolution of a Morbidly Curious Creature -- Maleficent Minds -- Paranormal Perceptions -- Vicarious Violence -- Intriguing Injuries -- The Demons in Our Dreams -- The Dark Empath -- Scary Movies in Scary Times -- Terrifying Therapy -- The Kids Are All Spooky -- A Misunderstood Virtue
"The leading expert on the science behind morbid curiosity explains our spooky, gory, and macabre fascinations"-- Provided by publisher