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I'm a fan of horror for three reasons:
1. When I was four, I sat transfixed (unbeknownst to my parents) through a movie called Gargoyles. It sparked a fascinating question in me: “What else, besides us, is out there?” Horror has continued to spark fascinating questions ever since. (Sci-Fi does as well but Horror beat it to the punch)
2.When I was an adult, I saw a girl running for her life through dark woods chased by a masked hatchet-man. It was hilarious – I literally sat in the theater laughing. “That’s us!” I realized. We’re all being chased through this dark forest of life by some masked hatchet-man; and we know he’s going to get us… he gets everyone. That’s when I realized, in addition to reason 1, horror somehow neutralizes the dread I might otherwise feel over the truly horrific things in life: heartbreak, enfeeblement, disease, suffering, uselessness to society, & death.
3. It's a lot of fun. :danger:
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"...they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time." - Bansky
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