Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck

We’re fascinated by evil, despite knowing it’s harmful. We still look at grisly accidents and enjoy horror movies and police procedurals. Scholar Eric G. Wilson explores the source of this attraction in this book.

Drawing from various fields, Wilson argues that darkness is nourishing and that confronting death reveals our potential. He cites examples from elephant graveyards to the Tiger Woods sex scandal, finding insights in both the perverse and the sublime.

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