Science proves exactly how scary the new Ethan Hawke movie is

You know the best thing about scientists putting a space buggy up on Mars? It means they can focus on some real science, down here on Earth. Like figuring out exactly how scary the latest Ethan Hawke movie is.

This month Ethan stars in Sinister, the best dude-in-a-creepy-house-gets-creeped-out movie you will see this year. And to establish just how scary it is, nerds in labcoats fixed five audience members in early previews up to a variety of machines designed to do nothing but measure fear. Why do these machines exist? It's best not to ask.

Fear

What they found was that the average audience member was in a state of heightened fear for 41 per cent of the movie, spending the other 59 per cent shouting at Ethan Hawke not to open any scary looking doors or answer any ominous late night phonecalls.

The peak heart rate observed was 237bpm, which is known technically as 'way high'. In contrast, running at full tilt (e.g. away from a haunted house full of scary 8mm films, which is what Ethan Hawke should have done about two minutes into this movie) only puts your heart rate around the 200bpm mark. Sinister is officially scarier and more exhilarating than running. 

Rollercoaster

Basically, what those science nerds tasked with monitoring the participating audience members found was that watching Sinister had the same sort of effect on your heart that going on a rollercoaster would, only rollercoasters don't last 110 minutes because otherwise people would die on them.

So think your poor heart can stand 110 relentless minutes of terror? If you dare find out, get yourself down to the nearest cinema for a pre-Hallowe'en fright fest.

Go to www.sinisterfilm.co.uk for a chance to win a Sony Camcorder!

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