Why creepy men scare us: That “ew” factor is a built-in warning bell

I’m not sure when creepiness became so ubiquitous. As a kid, I remember thinking certain classmates or behaviors like eating glue were weird. I also had a fear of fish, but I never really used the word “creepy” or any of its forms -- “creep,” “creeper,” “creepiness” -- until I was an adult.Friends and I will say a guy was “creepy” following a strange encounter, and none of us will ask any further questions regarding why we ceased