The Dark Corners of the Human Mind: Why We Secretly Crave the Abyss
Most people assume that the human mind is wired to seek comfort, safety, and belonging. That’s only half the story. Beneath the polite surface of social smiles and workplace small talk, there exists a stranger, more unsettling architecture, an ancient psychology designed not just for survival, but for fascination with the very things that could destroy us.
We are not merely afraid of the dark. We are drawn to it.
1. Why Horror Comforts Us
It sounds contradictory: people pay money to be terrified by horror films, haunted houses, and true crime documentaries. The safe explanation is