Leading Lights: Why we love scary stories

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2SER Sean Britten
Date
20 November 2018
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Why do audiences keep coming back to scary stories? What do we find in horror and the uncanny that keeps us glued to the page or screen in frightened delight? We chat with Dr Siobhan Lyons about flirting with darkness.

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