People like adrenaline and do the craziest things to get flowing through their bodies, whether it’s bungee jumping above a crevasse, canyon, river or sea or sky diving from nauseating altitudes. One of the most common feelings that lead to adrenaline secretion is fear, accompanied by anxiety and panic attacks. Some people scare themselves by just watching horror movies, others practice the aforementioned sports.

 

The adrenaline you feel when riding a rollercoaster, for example, ends when you feel you are losing control over the situation you are in – for instance, if the ride you are on breaks, panic sets in.

 

Voyeurism is a natural tendency in most people. It can be manifested by relatively innocent behavior like gossip, or by more intrusive actions, such as spying. In more recent years, this desire has been satisfied by an increasing offer of reality shows that offer the viewer the most intimate details about the people on the screen.

 

How do you satisfy the need for both? By producing a TV show that satisfies the need for fear for the contestants that take part in the show, and the need for privacy breaching that you want to enjoy from the comfort of your own home.

 

The show is developed by the CW network, and is called “13: Fear is Real”. The show makes people live a dark cabin and stumble around with flashlights, like in the “Blair Witch Project”. They are also subjected to practices such as being buried alive and similar common frights. The show becomes ridiculous, however, as the producers claim contestants who lose are actually killed at the end of each show – unlikely to say the least. The money prize is, however, pretty tempting - $66,666, of course.