About this episode
Coltan Scrivner discusses the concept of morbid curiosity and why some people are fascinated by gruesome content.
Coltan Scrivner studies why some of us are drawn to look at gruesome things. He calls it morbid curiosity, and he says it’s not a bad thing.
People in this episode
Guest: Coltan Scrivner
Topics covered
- morbid curiosity
- psychology
- gruesome movies
- human behavior
- society
Keywords
- morbid curiosity
- gruesome
- psychologist
- Coltan Scrivner
- human behavior
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