Eye Candy

What are you afraid of?

Verily it seems like a rhetorical question for a writer to ask to reader. The reader can't possibly answer a question like that in time for any further influence in what the writer is about to share. Maybe it is a premise for the writer to share his own thoughts on the question asked, by asking the question as if intended for the reader to answer. So, which means, the question that should be addressed is..

What am I afraid of?

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Fears change over time. For a big part of my life, I was not in favour of horror films. I wasn't a fan of jumpscares, and I didn't like going to bed with an image of a long-haired woman with bleeding eyes. I couldn't go to bed. I'd be troubled by the occasional rustling I believed I heard from under my bed or a whisper beside my ear.

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But in that same time of not liking horror movies, I had a constant obsession for slasher movies. Somehow, and I'm trying to make this sound as disturbing as I can, I found myself being very calm as I watched gory decapitations, or a gut-wrenching disembowelment. Was that disturbing? Were you disturbed by my words? I hope you are disgusted. It is noted that The Scribbler almost threw up after reading his own words during the post-edit phase of this post.

I look forward to horror films nowadays, especially if the plot is engaging. I don't feel afraid anymore. In fact, I pray for a dream every night, especially a scary one. There's that rush of adrenaline you get as you wake up from a nightmare. Am I enthusiastic for nightmares because I've lost my source of excitement in other things in life? Maybe. Might be a coping mechanism. I'm not complaining. Sometimes the best of stories lie inside your own mind.

On the NTV7 news, the new anchor is definitely some eye candy for the ummm uhhhh..... the eye.
Oh shut up.

Yaohh :D