What comes to your mind in regards to Halloween traditions? Some people think of trick or treating, dressing up in costumes, or even carving out pumpkins. Then there is the scarier side of it that involves horror movies and ghost stories as well. In this episode, Mary and Katie bring up their childhood traditions, or lack thereof in Mary's case, and the psychological effect of watching scary movies at a young age. They reference the popular John Carpenter character, Michael Myers, and even a Psychology Today article from a few years back to investigate why people willingly bring horror into their lives around Halloween time and their life in general.
Cited article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201510/why-do-we-watching-scary-films