Some enjoy watching scary movies, some enjoy haunted mazes, and some don’t enjoy being scared at all.
KRCG spoke with MU Healthcare and the Dead Factory Haunted Maze in Mexico to find out why certain people enjoy getting scared and how the body reacts to fear.
For many, scary movies are often associated with missing a good night’s rest or sleeping with the lamp on.
But according to Dr. Josh Stilley, an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at MU Health, there are benefits to a good scare.
“There is some data that regular exposure to scary movies decreases your response to other scary situations, so you can deal with other fears a little bit better,” Stilley explained.
Stilley’s advice is to know yourself before grabbing the popcorn; he says that for some people, the negatives outweigh the positives.
“Although I think the anxiety, or PTSD from a scary movie, for some people would be a bad thing. So, have to see how you would respond, and an individual’s own experience may play into whether it is a good thing to watch or not.” Stilley said.
And while some enjoy their scares behind a TV screen, some want them in person.
Scott Foreman and Sarah Galloway own and operate Dead Factory Haunted House in Mexico.
“Our favorite one is ‘”Ahh, you got me'” because most people who say that are bigger, they’re not expecting to be scared,” Forman explained.
While the pair works full-time, they call the Dead Factory Haunted House their side passion.
Where they have come to enjoy sharing scares with their Audrain County community.
The haunted house has been going on for 11 years.
“We start working on it, usually in April-May,” Foreman said.
“We come after we get off work, and work through the evenings, and in September we take off work and work day and night,” explained Galloway
Encouraging others to face their fears.
“I just enjoy Halloween, and once I met him (Foreman), it was really nice to get involved to get in the haunt, building the scenes, scaring the people,” Galloway said.
The Dead Factory Haunted House is open Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Ticket sales begin at 6 p.m.
They will close down for the year on November 1st.
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