Halloween horror diet scares away calories

Sitting through a horror movie, especially on Halloween, can make you scream and sweat.

Even better, there’s some research that says it may also help you burn off extra calories from helping yourself to that bowl of candy you’ve got waiting for the trick-or-treaters.

A study at the University of Westminster in England shows that if you watch a scary movie, the frights you experience generated by all that fear ramps up calorie-burning metabolic activity…

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Why Halloween horror movies activate metabolic activity

In their “spooky” study, researchers saw that the average movie watcher burned more than 130 calories. That’s about the amount you might find in half a candy bar.

According to lead researcher Richard Mackenzie: “Each of the ten films (we) tested set pulses racing, sparking an increase in the heart rate of the case studies. As the pulse quickens and blood pumps around the body faster, the body experiences a surge in adrenaline. It is this release of fast-acting adrenaline, produced during short bursts of intense stress (or in this case, brought on by fear), which is known to lower the appetite, increase the basal metabolic rate and ultimately burn a higher level of calories.”

The 10 movies in the study included:

1. “The Shining,” burned 184 calories.
2. “Jaws,” burned 161 calories.
3.  “The Exorcist,” burned 158 calories.
4. “Alien,” burned 152 calories.
5. “Saw,” burned 133 calories.
6. “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” burned 118 calories.
7. “Paranormal Activity,” burned 111 calories.
8. “The Blair Witch Project,” burned 105 calories.
9. “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” burned 107 calories.
10. “Rec” burned 101 calories.

Is your favorite horror classic on the list?