Cover Photo: Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho’ (1960)
Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho’ (1960)

‘Psycho’ for the Anxious: Why Horror Movies Bring Me Comfort

“I know I am about to be afraid, and I am also about to be just fine. This is controlled terror.”

This is A Cure for Fear, a monthly column by Laura Turner on working, creating, and living with anxiety.

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Laura Turner is a writer living in San Francisco.