Why Do We Like To Be Scared So Much?

Hello, this is Kitty! Admit it, it's happened before: you're sitting in a dark room, looking forward to watching another horror movie, and inside you there's a mixture of elation and mild panic. And so the main character meets the villain, you close your eyes, but... you can't tear yourself away! Why do we love this emotional shake-up so much? Why do we choose nightmares on the screen instead of a quiet evening? Today we will try to find a rational (or not so rational) explanation for this, and you will find out why you really like to be scared!