Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- An Indiana professor says the entertainment value of Halloween is overrated. Glenn Sparks, a professor of communication at Purdue University, says most people don't really like being scared at Halloween. Advertisement Sparks says about one-third of the population actively seeks a good scare, another third avoids it and the remainder says "it depends." "The people in this 'depends' group can be lured to participate in these types of experiences when they would really rather not, either because they underestimate the severity of what they're going to face or because they succumb to the cultural norm or peer pressure," Sparks said. Sparks said "being spooked" can leave someone shaken and can even disrupt the ability to get a good night's sleep. Sparks said most people really don't enjoy being scared, but they enjoy the feeling of relief that they made it through or the sense that they conquered the experience.
