On this classic episode of “What’s up with Dr. Ruth”, A Nightmare On Elm Street‘s Wes Craven and Hellraiser‘s Clive Barker discuss the psychology behind horror with Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Craven reveals how he scares the audience, Barker talks about sympathizing with the antagonist, all while Ruth jokes about feeling up a date during a scary movie…
Oh, and doesn’t Barker looking mighty comfortable?
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer is a psychosexual therapist who sprang to national attention in the early 80’s following the beginning of her live radio call-in program, Sexually Speaking. She went on to have her own TV program, appeared on the cover of People Magazine and TV Guide, and is the author of 36 books and counting.