Phobias are an intense fear of something, like heights or certain animals, that causes significant distress. They’re typically treated with therapy, medication, or a combination of both. A ...

A new study finds that people afraid of spiders perceive them as larger than they really are, while arachnology experts judge their size accurately. The findings shed light on how emotion and ...

The cucumber trick is one of the easiest and most eco-friendly ways to deter cockroaches. It avoids the use of chemical ...

Fox announced Monday that Johnny Knoxville will host a new "Fear Factor" show for the 2025 - 2026 season, tentatively titled ...

Fox is betting high on the upcoming Fear Factor revival, as its new host is the perfect person to lead a reality show about ...

In Jurassic World Rebirth (now in theaters; get tickets here ), Scarlett Johansson ( Black Widow) leads the cast as Zora ...

If you haven’t yet seen Michael Cera’s bug handling for yourself, The Phoenician Scheme is now playing in theaters everywhere – the film featuring an outstanding cast that includes not just Cera, ...

Siren's Rest, a follow-up to last year's Still Wakes the Deep, stands to be one of this year's best horror deep cuts ...

He explained that our brains can generate sensations even when there’s no physical stimulus, so a bug doesn’t have to be crawling on your skin for you to feel an itch. Instead, you can process ...

Why do our brains do this? Just as insects crawling on our skin prompts us to scratch and get them off, the mere thought or discussion of this possibility can activate that bug-scratching instinct.

One such movie was Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It may be a fun and cute family movie on the surface, but it shocked viewers by unlocking new fears and phobias. For many of us, it became a foundational ...

“Usually these kind of networks, like fear of spiders or fear of snakes ... called exposure to the stimulus that triggers the phobia, so you can actually learn to actively relax in the presence of ...