But what if I'm scared of becoming bored?

Today's Halloween. So here's a great article about fear, how we react to it, and why being scared can make you awesome.

Psychologists say that watching scary movies is a way of testing and overcoming our limitations, similar to bungee jumping and other extreme sports.

BOO!

Yeah, you're welcome.

"There's a substantial overlap between those brain areas involved in processing fear and pleasure," said Allan Kalueff, a neuroscientist at the University of Tampere in Finland.

Hot! I mean . . . scary!