Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: What Scares Us (Or Doesn’t) About ‘Eli’ And Why We Love Horror
Posted on · Houston Matters takes on horror with the new Netflix film Eli and looks at why we enjoy being scared for entertainment.
Tag: fear
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1740: Ed Wood and Revolution
Posted on · Episode: 1740 Bela Lugosi proclaims the end of Modern. Today, a bad movie and radical change.
Immigration
Houston ICE Raid Threats Put Immigrant Community Health At Risk
Posted on · Despite limited immigration enforcement this week, the threat of raids has caused anxiety and uncertainty for many of the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants living in Houston.
Houston Matters
Whether It’s Movies or Haunted Houses — Why Do We Like Being Scared?
Posted on · Whether it's a good horror story or a scary movie, many of us love to seek out things that frighten us. But why? To help explain, we're joined by behavioral psychologist Dr. Michael Winters, who helps us understand why we sometimes actively seek out ways to scare ourselves.
Houston Matters
Phobias: How to Live with Your Fears
Posted on · A fear of flying may be but one of many phobias some Houstonians must overcome in their lives and times here in Greater Houston. Some of us who aren't so great with enclosed spaces may not have a lot of fun on elevators, or in a traffic jam. Imagine having a fear of heights and […]
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Overseeing Sex Offenders, Phobias, and The Wheel Workers: Houston Matters for Thursday, June 26, 2014
Posted on · The state agency overseeing the most violent sex offenders in Texas is being reorganized. The previous head of the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management resigned last month after coming under fire for a decision to relocate more than two dozen high-risk offenders into the Acres Home neighborhood in north Houston without advance notice to […]