Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia

  • Written by: Rebecca Keogh, Research Fellow, Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University
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Halloween movies often feature kids sitting around a campfire sharing gory, spooky stories, trying to get someone to scream in fear.

This weekend you might be doing the same – sharing a horror story with friends. You may find one friend doesn’t get scared, no matter how frightening a scene you try to paint in their mind.

So...

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