Every October, we line up for haunted houses, tune in to horror films, watch reruns of “The Dead Files,” and tell ghost stories that make the hairs on our necks stand up. It’s a paradox — why do we ...

WASHINGTON - Spooky season is in full swing. Are you part of team scary movie and haunted house, or team paint-a-pumpkin and eat some candy? Fear is an everyday emotion, and Halloween is the one time ...

Convention thinking says that the root of all fear lies in our brains. But what comes before then? (The National Museum in Oslo/) Excerpt from Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear by Eva Holland.

It’s October, and all around us are the smells of fall. The leaves are falling, pumpkins are lined up in grocery store windows, and I’m wearing my favorite hoodie on cool morning runs. Most ...

MASON CITY | Steve Urbatsch will present a program on the book, "Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear," at the Unitarian Universalist program at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Community Kitchen.