Believe it or not, there’s a scientific explanation for why you like haunted houses and horror movies.
A new study found that when people finish doing something scary . . . but where, deep down, they knew there was no real danger . . . it affects their brain the way a REAL scary situation would.
And that means it basically TRICKS your brain into releasing endorphins, which make you feel good and put you in a better mood. Now you know.
(Time)