# Does Watching Horror Movies Reduce Stress?

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/does-watching-horror-movies-reduce-stress/812140>\
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**Created:** [7 July 2025 22:12 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/does-watching-horror-movies-reduce-stress/812140 "2025-07-07T22:12:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/user_avatar/community.patient.info/communityadmin/32/3095_2.png) [@CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/u/CommunityAdmin)\
**Post date:** [7 July 2025 22:12 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/does-watching-horror-movies-reduce-stress/812140/1 "2025-07-07T22:12:36Z")

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[Lee Chambers](https://www.leechambers.org/), a psychologist and wellbeing consultant, says watching horror films can reduce anxiety and stress in several ways - and it's to do with how we perceive what's happening in front of us.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://patient.info/news-and-features/can-watching-horror-films-reduce-stress](https://patient.info/news-and-features/can-watching-horror-films-reduce-stress)

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**Author:** ![CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/user_avatar/community.patient.info/communityadmin/32/3095_2.png) [@CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/u/CommunityAdmin)\
**Post date:** [10 July 2025 23:16 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/does-watching-horror-movies-reduce-stress/812140/2 "2025-07-10T23:16:33Z")

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