A look into why the horrifying is so very intriguing
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
It's an age-old question that's also very timely as we approach the season of haunted houses, scary movies and encounters with Halloween zombies and ghouls stopping by to beg for candy. Why is horror so popular? Why does something strange or even repulsive still make us want to look? Gary Vaughn, a University of Cincinnati associate professor of English, digs into the underlying themes of the popular TV show, "American Horror Story: Freak Show" to explore these questions. Vaughn is among the UC faculty to be well represented at the conference of the Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association which takes place Oct. 1-4, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel downtown.