Chills

Chills is a feeling of coldness occurring during a high fever, but sometimes is also a common symptom which occurs alone in specific people. It occurs during fever due to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins as part of the inflammatory response, which increases the set point for body temperature in the hypothalamus. The increased set point causes the body temperature to rise (pyrexia), but also makes the patient feel cold or chills until the new set point is reached. Shivering also occurs along with chills because the patient's body produces heat during muscle contraction in a physiological attempt to increase body temperature to the new set point. When it does not accompany a high fever it is normally a light chill. Sometimes a chill of medium power and short duration may occur during a scare, especially in scares of fear, commonly interpreted like or confused by trembling.

Severe chills with violent shivering are called rigors.

Causes

Chills are commonly caused by inflammatory diseases, and may be caused by scares, especially by the fear scares or jumpscares. Sometimes they happen in specific people almost all the time, in a slight power, or it less commonly happens in an generically healthy person.

Cold chill

A cold chill (also known as chills, the chills or simply thrills) is described by David Huron as, "a pleasant tingling feeling, associated with the flexing of hair follicles resulting in goose bumps (technically called piloerection), accompanied by a cold sensation, and sometimes producing a shudder or shiver." Dimpled skin is often visible due to cold chills especially on the back of the neck or upper spine. Unlike shivering, however, it is not caused by temperature, menopause, or anxiety but rather is an emotionally triggered response when one is deeply affected by things such as music, speech, or recollection. It is similar to autonomous sensory meridian response; both sensations consist of a pleasant tingling feeling that affects the skin on the back of the neck and spine.

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Chills (TV series)

Chills is an upcoming television show and paranormal investigation team based out of Brighton, UK. The main team consist of a spiritual medium, a research historian and a technological consultant, presented by Curtis Diamond. The show is directed by noted producer Jon Lovell. Originating in the south coast of England, the team built a solid reputation for paranormal investigation through their unconventional format which involves cross checking all claims made by the psychic medium against proven historical fact. The show is awaiting official commission from a number of channels. On 1 October 2011 it was leaked that post production on the first pilot episode had finished.

Conception

David Gibson is a psychic medium, becoming widely renowned across the country over a 10-year period. He built a fearsome live reputation, performing many stage shows as well as in a private capacity. He wanted to expand spiritualism's popularity and further it into the public consciousness.