• A person who is afraid of the dark

    Why Do We Get Scared?

    Ella Pilson Fear. We all hate that deer caught in headlights feeling; as our hearts begin to pound, that icy shiver that descends down our spine or butterfly feeling in the stomach. So, what actually goes on in the brain and what bodily processes take place when we’re scared?...
  • Science of Fear: What Happens When You’re Afraid?

    Megan Cuerden When you think about it, what is it that gets you really scared? For me, it’s always been that scene in Harry Potter with the insane number of spiders. Paranormal activity can send me off to sleep like a lullaby, but one small spider and I’m off...
  • “Easy films to make are hard to watch…” – Talking With Director Steve Kahn

    Impact spoke with filmmaker Steve Kahn about his new short film Fear, to be screened on Saturday 24th January as part of the Beeston Film Festival. Did you have any particular influences, cinematic or otherwise, when making Fear? I started out in the sciences, in physics. Early on the sciences...