Episode Synopsis "Phobias"

The horror film industry is one of the largest in Hollywood, but why are people so fascinated by these terrifying scenarios? Beyond that, why do we find such niche situations so horrific in the first place? In this episode, Kate dives into the four subtypes of the specific phobias and the theories of acquisition that might explain our morbid curiosity of those things that scare us most.

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