Posted on 03/17/2012 at 09:54 PM
| Filed Under Blogs
I'm mostly afraid of serial killers because that's real. It's not unfathomable for someone to surprise you and come at you with a knife. Creatures and monsters freak me out too but ones that I know what they are don't as much. So werewolves, zombies, vampires, those are all less scary. Whatever the hell those things are in Silent Hill freak me out.
I don't have a religious upbringing per se so demon stuff isn't as bad but The Exorcist is the reason I'm afraid of all of this in the first place. I saw it when I was four and it basically screwed up horror movies and by extension, games.
I've noticed jump scares really get me. Also, atmosphere. Usually, I stop watching or playing something scary because I'm so tense and on edge, I can't go on. Nothing has actually even happened.
Example: While playing Condemned, what was frequently going through my mind is, "It's too dark. I can't see anything. Is there something around the corner? There could be. Is there something behind me? I don't like it here. WHAT WAS THAT NOISE!?"
I guess usually terrify myself because of the unknown and from thinking too much.