1 hr 6 min

Talking the Psychology of a Haunt with Dr. Travis Langley Talking Strange Paranormal Show

    • Society & Culture

Following our chat with Dr. Margee Kerr about the Sociology of Fear, and Why We Love To Be Scared, psychologist Dr. Travis Langley joins the show to discuss the mental health of a haunt. How do hauntings impact the living from a psychological standpoint? And psychologically why might a ghost stick around and haunt a spot? How do haunting relate to therapy, and when does a haunt go from healthy to pathological?
Travis is a distinguished professor of psychology at Henderson State University, is best-known as the author of the acclaimed book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. He has edited numerous Popular Culture Psychology anthologies. And this conversation follows our chat with Dr. Margee Kerr about the Sociology of Fear, and Why We Love To Be Scared.
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Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast with Aaron Sagers is a weekly paranormal pop culture show featuring celebrity and author interviews, with a weekly "Small Talk" mini-sode with reader submitted letters and spooky tales. Sagers is a paranormal journalist and researcher who appears as host of 28 Days Haunted on Netflix, and on Paranormal Caught On Camera on Travel Channel/Discovery+, and Talking Strange is part of the Den of Geek Network.
If you like Talking Strange, please subscribe, leave a nice review, and share with your friends. The Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you check out spooky content. For more paranormal pop culture, head to Den of Geek, and follow @TalkStrangePod on Twitter.
Email us with episode ideas, and guest suggestions, or for a chance to have your letter read on a future episode: TalkingStrange@DenOfGeek.com
Follow Host Aaron Sagers:
Twitter.com/aaronsagers
Instagram.com/aaronsagers
Facebook.com/AaronSagersPage
tiktok.com/@aaronsagers
Patreon.com/aaronsagers
(For Q&As, livestreams, cocktail classes, and movie watches)
Until Next Time:
Be Kind.
Stay Spooky.
Keep It Weird.
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Following our chat with Dr. Margee Kerr about the Sociology of Fear, and Why We Love To Be Scared, psychologist Dr. Travis Langley joins the show to discuss the mental health of a haunt. How do hauntings impact the living from a psychological standpoint? And psychologically why might a ghost stick around and haunt a spot? How do haunting relate to therapy, and when does a haunt go from healthy to pathological?
Travis is a distinguished professor of psychology at Henderson State University, is best-known as the author of the acclaimed book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. He has edited numerous Popular Culture Psychology anthologies. And this conversation follows our chat with Dr. Margee Kerr about the Sociology of Fear, and Why We Love To Be Scared.
_______________________________________________________________
Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast with Aaron Sagers is a weekly paranormal pop culture show featuring celebrity and author interviews, with a weekly "Small Talk" mini-sode with reader submitted letters and spooky tales. Sagers is a paranormal journalist and researcher who appears as host of 28 Days Haunted on Netflix, and on Paranormal Caught On Camera on Travel Channel/Discovery+, and Talking Strange is part of the Den of Geek Network.
If you like Talking Strange, please subscribe, leave a nice review, and share with your friends. The Talking Strange Paranormal Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you check out spooky content. For more paranormal pop culture, head to Den of Geek, and follow @TalkStrangePod on Twitter.
Email us with episode ideas, and guest suggestions, or for a chance to have your letter read on a future episode: TalkingStrange@DenOfGeek.com
Follow Host Aaron Sagers:
Twitter.com/aaronsagers
Instagram.com/aaronsagers
Facebook.com/AaronSagersPage
tiktok.com/@aaronsagers
Patreon.com/aaronsagers
(For Q&As, livestreams, cocktail classes, and movie watches)
Until Next Time:
Be Kind.
Stay Spooky.
Keep It Weird.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 6 min

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