Mathias Clasen is an Associate Professor in Literature and Media at the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University (AU), Denmark. He is also the co-director of the Recreational Fear Lab, a research centre dedicated to exploring the psychology of fear and the role of horror in media and culture. His work sits at the intersection of literature, media studies, and psychological research, with a focus on how people experience and respond to fear in different contexts, especially through horror.