Marshall, remember that time that we watched a scary TV show?

I mean, we've done it more than once, but there have been times where you curled up in a ball and went,

Yip, yip, yip, yip!

I just like to watch scary things while I have my eyes closed, my ears covered, and a blanket over my head.

That's weird.

Maybe, maybe. There was that time when I couldn't sleep because every time I closed my eyes, I saw a monster coming through the walls.

Well, it's every time I watch something scary or even read something scary before bed, I'll have nightmares.

I don't want to have nightmares.

Nobody wants to have nightmares, but sometimes, you know, like, people pay to go to haunted houses.

That's been confusing for me.

Well, but the times that I have gone to a haunted house because all of my friends were going and I didn't want to look like a wimp.

I ended up having fun.

Yeah, it's actually kind of fun.

You get super scared. The chain saw is there, and it's actually like the more realistic it is, the more fun it is.

One of the things I've been thinking about because it's Halloween is, why do people like getting scared?

Why do we enjoy going to haunted houses and watching scary movies?

You know, people get scared and they curl into balls and like, cuddle off a little closer.

It's like an excuse to cuddle.

Actually, I think that's the real reason.

That might be my reason.

But I think that people genuinely enjoy being scared.

And today, we're going to get to the bottom of this whole scare business with the help of science.

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