Saturday, October 10, 2015

October 10: Writing Prompt #283-Fright Night

Do you like being scared by books, films, and surprises? Describe the sensation of being scared, and why you love it — or don’t.

I like being in suspense when reading books or watching movies, and I don’t mind happy surprises.  My brand of “scared” entails an Alfred Hitchcock movie or a murder mystery book, maybe even a crime scene investigation TV show, which has elements of suspense and a bit of fear here and there, but not the stuff of nightmares.  I don’t like to be overly spooked because I will have bad dreams about it and get nervous about even going to bed in the dark, waking up in the dark, etc…with thoughts of the scary scenes I saw or read about.  I’ve gotten better about it as I have aged, but I still would choose to see or read almost any other type of genre over a horror movie or Steven King type scary book. 

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