You may have tried so hard, and gotten so far, and it might feel like in the end it doesn’t even matter. Are you focused on the outcome – perhaps falling and losing it all – and now you’re in a nihilistic state that wants to give up? Or is […]
Category: fear
Playing the Odds
Nothing in life is ever certain. Tomorrow, an asteroid might strike the planet, breaking off half of the earth so that it’s actually flat. Gravity is pretty certain, but if Earth exploded as per the asteroid, it definitely wouldn’t be what it is today. Eight months ago, I was sure […]
Rocket Punch
In the film Pacific Rim, one of my favorite moments is when one of the pilots of the giant robots shouts “Rocket punch!” and a rocket fires off in the robot’s arm so that the punch is greatly accelerated when it smashes into one of the big monsters it is […]
Halloween
I love Halloween not for the fact that I get to dress up and watch horror films. I love Halloween for the fact that this is the time of year that allows everyone else to celebrate the same things that I celebrate year-round. What I’m saying is that Halloween is […]
Haunted Houses
Haunted houses are usually explained as some strong emotion tying the ghosts to the location. Perhaps it’s revenge for their death, the extreme desire to finish work left behind, or the love of someplace that was meaningful to them. These intense emotions don’t always wait until we’re dead to tie […]
The Terminator
I’ll be honest in that I haven’t watched any of the Terminator films after the third installation. Terminator 2 will always have a place in my heart not only for the thumbs up at the end, but also because it was the first R-rated film I saw. The non-gorey part […]
Part of Our Brains are Zombie Brains
The walking undead, especially the more recent versions that can run and climb things, can be pretty terrifying. The idea that these monsters have risen from the grave – defied something that is supposed to be universally law – is unsettling, at the very least. I wonder how often our […]
Witch’s Brew
The formula for a witch’s potion often contains things like “eye of newt” and frogs, and other amphibious or reptilian creatures, alongside insects and various parts of mammalian organs. I assume this is an attempt to cause a disgust reaction. However, have you ever eaten the eye of a newt? I […]
Nightmares
Nightmares aren’t real. Not like the screen you’re reading this on is real. They might feel like they’re real, and we can deal with the same physical reaction to them as if we were awake, but they’re not our actual reality. That said, nightmares, if they’re of the mundane kind […]
The Boogey Man
Decisions we make are often determined by fear. How do we not lose our job? What if I get ‘canceled’ if I say something with nuance? How can I avoid being targeted by my boss? We all have monsters in our closet that drives us to act from a defensive […]