halloween

Tunesday: Haunted hits

What’s Halloween without some spooky jams? Take a listen to our eeriest playlist yet.

by Molly Callahan October 31, 2017

NUPD, Northeastern Crossing team up to host Halloween for local youth

As part of the fun program, 2- to 4-year-olds from a pair of local daycare centers will have the opportunity to go trick-or-treating at Northeastern.

by Jason Kornwitz October 31, 2017

The science of fear

Feelings of fear “often have to do with uncertainty,” says Northeastern’s Lisa Feldman Barrett, “particularly uncertainty around whether something is alive or not.” Take a…

by News@Northeastern November 1, 2016

The science of being scared

In tomorrow’s edition, we’ll take you inside a haunted house and talk with a faculty expert about the science of being scared.

by News@Northeastern October 31, 2016

Halloween costumes made easy

Still searching for the perfect Halloween costume? We’ve got you covered. We asked costume and makeup gurus Farah Griffin and Rebecca Price, students in the…

by Joe O'Connell October 27, 2015

Dead or alive? Researchers use uncertainty to scare

Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and her team at the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory use the science of emotion to scare people…