Happy Horror Hour - The Science of Scare 🧑‍🔬🔬👻

The Scariest Movies According to Science

"Each year, the Science of Scare Project curates a list of the most terrifying English language films and puts them to our 250 strong panel.

Our test subjects are invited to special screenings of our movies where they are fitted with heart rate monitors and their heart rate is tracked throughout each movie.

After collecting the average heart rate increase and heart rate variance decrease, we then combine both scores to create a Science of Scare Score out of 100." - The Science of Scare Project

It's Halloween-time, so let's scare ourselves as much as possible by watching the scientifically proven top 4 scariest films of all time, and, as a bonus, the "scariest" film of last year.

WATCH LIST

• Insidious (2011) - HBOmax
  SCARE SCORE: 90 (pictured)
• Skinamarink (2023) - Shudder, AMC+
  SCARE SCORE: 91
• Host (2020) - Shudder, Tubi, Hoopla
  SCARE SCORE: 95
• Sinister (2012) - Plex
  SCARE SCORE: 96

BONUS

• Oddity (2024) - Shudder, Hulu, Disney, Hoopla
  SCARE SCORE: 69

HOW HAPPY HORROR HOUR WORKS

Before the event …

• Watch the movies from the Watch List at home on your own. We do not watch movies at the actual event. Think of it like a book club. It's not a requirement to watch all the movies on the Watch List to attend. However, watching at least a few is highly encouraged as you'll have a lot more fun during the discussion.
• If you have content sensitivities, you can look up movies on doesthedogdie.com and/or unconsentingmedia.org to review warnings.
• Keep your RSVP up-to-date. If you can't make it out, update your RSVP at least 24 hours beforehand. If there is a waitlist, attendance will be taken and "no shows" will be marked.

At the event …

• We’re a friendly welcoming bunch and we love new folks! 😍
• Please purchase something (even if just a soda) while you’re at the restaurant. They’re running a business but being super awesome by giving us a space to meet for free. Also, please tip our servers. We’re a big bunch to wrangle.