Mathias Clasen is Associate Professor of Literature and Media Studies at Aarhus University. He is interested in the paradox of horror and researches the psychological underpinnings of horror from an evolutionary perspective. He has also conducted empirical studies on the psychology and physiology of haunted house visitors. Clasen is the author of Why Horror Seduces (OUP, 2017) and associate editor of the journal Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture.

A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies lives up to its name. Clasen addresses all the major concerns people have about horror, providing evidence-backed arguments for why people should not be so nervous.

• Preface: A Nervous Horror Researcher's Confessions Chapter 1: Introduction--"What's the Big Deal about Horror Cinema?"Chapter 2: "I'm Nervous about the Jump Scares"Chapter 3: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and Nightmares"Chapter 4: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Mental Health"Chapter 5: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Physical Health"Chapter 6: "I'm Nervous that Horror Films Are Immoral"Chapter 7: "I'm Nervous that Watching Horror Makes Me Look Stupid"Chapter 8: "I'm Nervous about Kids Watching Horror"Chapter 9: "I'm Nervous about What the Popularity of Horror Says about Society"Chapter 10: "So. . . I Shouldn't Be Nervous at All?"Chapter 11: "Okay, I'm about Ready to Watch a Horror Film. What Now?" NotesWorks Cited

Mathias Clasen is Associate Professor of Literature and Media Studies at Aarhus University. He is interested in the paradox of horror and researches the psychological underpinnings of horror from an evolutionary perspective. He has also conducted empirical studies on the psychology and physiology of haunted house visitors. Clasen is the author of Why Horror Seduces (OUP, 2017) and associate editor of the journal Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture.

A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies lives up to its name. Clasen addresses all the major concerns people have about horror, providing evidence-backed arguments for why people should not be so nervous.

• Preface: A Nervous Horror Researcher's Confessions Chapter 1: Introduction--"What's the Big Deal about Horror Cinema?"Chapter 2: "I'm Nervous about the Jump Scares"Chapter 3: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and Nightmares"Chapter 4: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Mental Health"Chapter 5: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Physical Health"Chapter 6: "I'm Nervous that Horror Films Are Immoral"Chapter 7: "I'm Nervous that Watching Horror Makes Me Look Stupid"Chapter 8: "I'm Nervous about Kids Watching Horror"Chapter 9: "I'm Nervous about What the Popularity of Horror Says about Society"Chapter 10: "So. . . I Shouldn't Be Nervous at All?"Chapter 11: "Okay, I'm about Ready to Watch a Horror Film. What Now?" NotesWorks Cited

Mathias Clasen is Associate Professor of Literature and Media Studies at Aarhus University. He is interested in the paradox of horror and researches the psychological underpinnings of horror from an evolutionary perspective. He has also conducted empirical studies on the psychology and physiology of haunted house visitors. Clasen is the author of Why Horror Seduces (OUP, 2017) and associate editor of the journal Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture.

A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies lives up to its name. Clasen addresses all the major concerns people have about horror, providing evidence-backed arguments for why people should not be so nervous.

• Preface: A Nervous Horror Researcher's Confessions Chapter 1: Introduction--"What's the Big Deal about Horror Cinema?"Chapter 2: "I'm Nervous about the Jump Scares"Chapter 3: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and Nightmares"Chapter 4: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Mental Health"Chapter 5: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Physical Health"Chapter 6: "I'm Nervous that Horror Films Are Immoral"Chapter 7: "I'm Nervous that Watching Horror Makes Me Look Stupid"Chapter 8: "I'm Nervous about Kids Watching Horror"Chapter 9: "I'm Nervous about What the Popularity of Horror Says about Society"Chapter 10: "So. . . I Shouldn't Be Nervous at All?"Chapter 11: "Okay, I'm about Ready to Watch a Horror Film. What Now?" NotesWorks Cited