Each Halloween, we are reminded that we are a nation divided.
Some of us think going to an amusement park and being chased by people dressed as zombies is a really fun way to spend a Saturday night.
Others think that sounds like torture.
So why do some people love to be scared, while others find it so frightening?
Katherine Brownlowe, a neuropsychiatrist and head of the division of neurobehavioral health at Ohio State Medical Center, said it has to do with how our brains are wired.
"We are all born with different personalities and temperaments, and from the get-go, some of us are more daredevil risk-takers than others," she said.
For those who enjoy being scared, watching a horror film can ultimately help the body and brain relax after the initial adrenaline rush, she explained.
On the other hand, those of us who hate being scared are likely to replay scary scenes in our head long after the film has ended, unable to keep these intrusive thoughts at bay.
Brownlowe spoke to the Los Angeles Times about where fear originates in the brain, why some of us crave it and how to get scary images out of our heads.
