The Scariest Movies Of All Time – According To Science

[ArcLight]

Sure, we all know how much lists like this are worth (hint - not much) but I supposed it's interesting that they actually (they say) hooked people up to heart monitors for testing purposes.

www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/features/science-of-scare


I've only seen six of their top ten, and quite frankly only one did anything for me so I don't imagine I'll be adding anything to my endless queues based on this.

[someoldguy]

Oct 25, 2020 14:52:20 GMT -5 ArcLight said:

Sure, we all know how much lists like this are worth (hint - not much) but I supposed it's interesting that they actually (they say) hooked people up to heart monitors for testing purposes.

www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/features/science-of-scare


I've only seen six of their top ten, and quite frankly only one did anything for me so I don't imagine I'll be adding anything to my endless queues based on this.

First let me say that I do not care for the site's cookie and privacy policies and did not allow cookies to be stored. But you can still read the article without replying to the question.

Moving on...

What they are testing for is mainly jump scares that raise heart rates. I prefer it when the scary mood stays with you well after the movie is over rather than jump scares that you do not think that scary on a second viewing. Consider The Haunting (1963). How many real jump scares are in that movie? Not many really. How scary is it? Whoa! 'Scientific' means you made quantitative measurements. It does not necessarily mean that you measured the right thing.