Halloween horror reflects everyday fears

Scholar power: 18.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alberto Acerbi	11%	31	18.4%

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Alberto Acerbi

@acerbialberto.com

🎃 5 link di Halloween: lo xenomorfo re dei mostri; gli ingredienti che rendono irresistibile una storia; il panico per walkman e biciclette; un’IA che, toccando un neurone, si crede un fantasma; i piatti horror di Just Eat; bonus serio: Meta contro Haidt
albertoacerbi.substack.com/p/i-link-del...

I link della settimana (#159)

Foto di Sabina Music Rich su Unsplash

albertoacerbi.substack.com

October 31, 2026 at 7:48 AM

by Anders Nilsson

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Anders Nilsson	0%	23	0.0%

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66.0%

52.6 h

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Anders Nilsson

@andersnilsson.substack.com

"In this episode, [Arash Javanbakht, a psychiatrist from Wayne State University] gets into the differences between fear and anxiety, many of the reasons people feel afraid and why things like scary movies could even be therapeutic."

Why some people love scary movies : Short Wave

Creepy crawly season is upon us, Short Wavers! We're welcoming fall with a contemplation of fear and anxiety. In human history, fear kept us safe. It helped us flee from predators. Anxiety made us war...

www.npr.org

October 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM

Reposted by Esther Peeren

5%

Scholar power: 5.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Esther Peeren	16%	13	5.8%

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53.0%

64.8 h

20

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OverBoeken

@overboeken.bsky.social

#Halloween

October 31, 2026 at 8:04 AM

by Nicholas A. Christakis

11%

Scholar power: 11.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Nicholas A. Christakis	4%	96	11.8%

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52.0%

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Nicholas A. Christakis

@nachristakis.bsky.social

Halloween

October 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM

Reposted by Niels Werber, Dagmar Hoffmann

6%

Scholar power: 6.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Niels Werber	12%	13	4.3%
🎓 Dagmar Hoffmann	7%	13	2.5%
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66.6 h

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Tobias Orfgen

@tobias-o.bsky.social

Sinnig, das Vorankündigungsplakat einer mehr als halbjährigen Vollsperrung an Halloween zu versenden. Mehr Horror gibts heute nicht mehr. 🎃
(Die Vor-Vorankündigung spukt allerdings schon seit mehr als einem Jahr um die Ecken.)

Vorankündigung Bauarbeiten RE 9, S 12, S 19, RB 90 Zugausfälle zwischen: Köln Messe/Deutz / Hennef (Sieg) und Siegen Hbf von Sa, 13.12.2026 (00:00 Uhr) bis Fr, 09.07.2027 (21:00 Uhr) Sanierungsarbeiten Auf der Siegstrecke werden zwischen Hennef (Sieg) und Siegen Hbf umfangreiche Erneuerungsmaßnahmen an Gleisen, Weichen sowie Brücken durchgeführt. Es kommt zeitweise zu Sperrerweiterungen im Bereich Troisdorf und Siegburg/Bonn. Als Ersatz verkehren Busse.

October 31, 2026 at 6:14 AM

by Seth Masket

1%

Scholar power: 1.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Seth Masket	1%	24	1.5%

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Seth Masket

@smotus.bsky.social

Soften up a horror film:

Poultry Guest

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a horror film:

Night of the Living

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a horror film:

Let As Many In As You Like

October 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM

by Diane Coyle

7%

Scholar power: 7%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Diane Coyle	-	22	-

Diane Coyle

@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

My heart goes out to the shy, nerdy kids who are out solo with their mum or dad. That would have been me, if Halloween had existed back in the day

October 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM

by Lisa Diedrich

9%

Scholar power: 9.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Lisa Diedrich	10%	11	9.9%

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53.2 h

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Lisa Diedrich

@lisadiedrich.bsky.social

Soften up a horror film

Friday the Twelfth

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

Soften up a horror film

The Texas Chain Letter Forwarding

Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 2d

[P] Soften up a horror film:

Averagelengthlegs

October 31, 2026 at 7:42 PM

by John Horgan

3%

Scholar power: 3.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 John Horgan	2%	37	3.6%

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46.0%

55.1 h

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John Horgan

@johnhorgan.bsky.social

Soften up a horror film

13 Going on 30 Days of Night

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a horror film

Psych

🏳️‍⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] @alexandraerin.com · 2d

Soften up a horror film:

Heckraiser

October 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM

by Diane Coyle

7%

Scholar power: 7%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Diane Coyle	-	22	-

Diane Coyle

@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

I think they know it’s Halloween

Birds congregating ominously on the roof

October 31, 2026 at 7:51 AM

by Thomas Arnold

5%

Scholar power: 5.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Thomas Arnold	6%	10	5.7%

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52.6 h

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by David Darmofal

1%

Scholar power: 1.0%

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Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 David Darmofal	1%	11	1.0%

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51.0%

54.7 h

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Soften up a horror movie:

King Friday the 13th

October 31, 2026 at 6:08 PM

Reposted by Owen Davies

4%

Scholar power: 4.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Owen Davies	11%	19	4.8%

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59.6 h

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by Justin Lewis

4%

Scholar power: 4.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Justin Lewis	4%	16	4.8%

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Justin Lewis

@whenisbirths.bsky.social

Never seen Ghostwatch and it’s probably because about four hours before it, Dad told me he had cancer and it was possible he wouldn’t see Christmas. We had him for another two years, but that’s what Halloween became for me from 1992.

October 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Reposted by Seth Masket

0%

Scholar power: 0.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Seth Masket	1%	24	0.5%

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Chuck Wendig

@chuckwendig.bsky.social

Soften up a horror film:

Night of the Living

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a horror film:

Let As Many In As You Like

Daryl Gregory @darylwriterguy.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a horror film:

The Thingamabob

October 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers, Robert Price

5%

Scholar power: 5%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	-	27	-
🎓 Robert Price	-	28	-
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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚

@emilykerr36.bsky.social

Why yes I AM reprising the classic “dressed as a cycle lane to scare people” outfit for Halloween.

October 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM

by Justin Lewis

4%

Scholar power: 4.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Justin Lewis	4%	16	4.8%

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61.3 h

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Justin Lewis

@whenisbirths.bsky.social

I think watching that might have finished me off. Instead, a few stiff drinks.

October 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM

Reposted by Thomas Arnold

1%

Scholar power: 1.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Art 45%, Psychology 35%, Communication & Media Studies 20%

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🎓 Thomas Arnold	6%	10	1.9%

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56.3 h

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Brooke ("A bear is a kind of puppy")

@gymbrat.northsky.social

Soften up a horror film

A Daydream on Elm Street

Tess,, @brandysaurian.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a horror film

The Texas Chain Saw Swapmeet

🏳️‍⚧️”Fall Futch”🦾 @faefutchauntie.bsky.social · 2d

Soften up a Horror film

Barney the dinosaurs adaptation of

“A Serbian film”

October 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM

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