Photo by Felipe Bustillo on Unsplash Couple watching filmBack in 2020, around six months into the pandemic, I found myself only able to tolerate horror films. I’ve always enjoyed horror films, especially ones tied to folklore, so while I was in that headspace, I watched hundreds of them. He suggested that horror films and stories help to refine this ‘engine’ so that we are better prepared to manage uncertainty and anxiety in the long run. “Horror is an opportunity to play with being scared, play with being disgusted, play with being under duress,” he added. AdvertisementA horror game has been created to treat children with anxietyThis principle has been used to treat children with anxiety using a video game called MindLight.

Source: Huffington Post January 30, 2026 09:43 UTC