Why do people seek out fear and the unknown (exploring, reading, horror)?

Axis: to feel alive / to confront mortality ... for novelty and knowledge

John

date	change	position	video
2012-04-24	new	John suggests people explore, read, watch sports and horror movies, browse Tumblr and study astrophysics for the terrifying, awesome, otherworldly feeling of not knowing what lies in wait.	Beneath an Abandoned Hospital: Thoughts from Places 00:03:08