Primal Fear

An informative, unsettling tour of what frightens us, mixing science and survivor stories into a sobering, curiosity-driven watch.

Directed by

Ken Winikur

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Samantha Blain, Jonathan W. Colby, Stephanie Fagan

Overview

Primal Fear" goes beyond the innate terror associated with our deepest fears to examine the history, psychology, and science behind what scares us most. Each fear - being burned alive under six feet of suffocating dirt, the strike of a lethal snake, terrorist attacks that can occur at any time - will be explored by looking at its history, the science behind it, and contemporary survivor stories that relate what a near-death experience was like.

How it feels

Dark, tense, eerie and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Fate, survival, death, science

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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