Books by Coltan Scrivner
“In Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can’t Look Away, Coltan Scrivner—described as ‘a behavioural scientist and horror entertainment producer,’ an unholy combination if ever I’ve heard one—explores the very human fascination with serial killers, slasher flicks, and everything that goes bump in the night in this lively work of popular science. Spooky stories and horror movies are a manifestation, he argues, of an evolutionarily-driven psychological function that prepares us for real danger.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Coltan Scrivner were recommended
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Music as Medicine: How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power
by Daniel Levitin -
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Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves
by Alison Wood Brooks -
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How to Have Willpower: An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In
selected and translated by Michael Fontaine -
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The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
by Suleika Jaouad -
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Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away
by Coltan Scrivner
Notable Psychology & Self-Help Books of 2025, recommended by Five Books
Notable Psychology & Self-Help Books of 2025, recommended by Five Books
We gathered together a selection of five new and noteworthy self-help and psychology books that advise us on how we might become stronger willed, more creative and better conversationalists—as well as exploring the science behind music therapy and the enduring fascination of horror movies.
