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The Science of Horror

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From the Cabinet of Dr Cagliari to the latest found footage fright fest, a good horror film can make us feel as if the terrors on screen were actually happening to us. So, why do we watch them and what do they say about us?

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The Psychedelic Renaissance

Before LSD, magic mushrooms and MDMA were street drugs they were seen as one of the most exciting things in psychiatry.

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