Behind the Monster Music: Why Some Tunes Scare Us by SciFri published on 2014-10-31T21:14:11Z The scariest parts of a horror film aren’t always the slashers or blood-sucking vampires—the shrieking violins and rumbling basslines of the music can be enough to get our pulses racing. Why do our brains perceive a certain combination of notes as spooky? Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and Jim DeRogatis, music critic and co-host of Sound Opinions, spin their spookiest song selections and discuss the neuroscience behind these terrifying tunes. We asked DeRogatis and our social media followers to name songs that give them the creeps. Listen to the playlist at http://sciencefriday.com/spookymusic Genre Science Comment by _3mp3404_ Hopefully the book is more interesting than this segment :( 2014-11-01T04:41:09Z