Tricks to find the treats

If you're new to the Psychologist website, there's no need to be scared, we're here to point you to some of the treats on offer. Let's start by seeking out some spooky goings on.

Most of you will no doubt head straight for the 'Search' box, top right of the homepage. Sticking 'horror' in there should lead you to this 2011 piece from our then journalist, Dr Christian Jarrett. Why are we drawn to scary stories, and what are the neural correlates of the experience? 

Further down you will see this 2012 piece, marking the 20th anniversary of 'Ghostwatch', a notorious BBC special. And searching for 'spooks' will take you to this 2013 article on psychologists and psychical research between the wars. (By the way, the search works as you would expect: quote marks around several words searches for that exact phrase).

If you've ever talked to anomalistic psychologist Professor Chris French, you'll know his explanation for pretty much everything is sleep paralysis. Read much more in our archive.

You can also browse the archive by clicking on the cover towards the bottom of the homepage. Click 'show all years' on the right and you will see that the archive now includes all 28 years of The Psychologist - right back to January 1988.

The tabs across the top of the homepage reflect the different functions of the publication, as well as how the material is organised in our print edition. Click on them to explore: if you are interested in our more personal pieces, click on '…meets'. If you're a fan of reviews, click on '…reviews'. Like our historical material? Try '…looks back'. You get the idea.

If you click '…digests' you will be taken to our Research Digest blog, where again you will find plenty of frightening feasts, including today's piece from guest blogger Mathias Clasen on the appeal of Halloween, and round-ups from 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Finally, who could forget the ghoulish video to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. But was he the greatest artist of all time? Listen to episode three of our Research Digest podcast and the bonus material to hear its editor Dr Christian Jarrett debating that with our editor Dr Jon Sutton.