Company
Date Published
Oct. 26, 2021
Author
lished
Word count
228
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In the latest episode of The Feelings Lab, guests discuss the emotion of horror and its cultural significance throughout history. Emmy-award nominated actor Fred Armisen joins hosts Dr. Alan Cowen, Dr. Dacher Keltner, Danielle Krettek-Cobb, and Matt Forte to explore how horror can unify social groups and make audiences more emotionally resilient. The episode also delves into the connection between soft-spoken, gentle dispositions of horror fans and metalheads, as well as Armisen's fear of forests.