Samuel Wright
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I am a writer & tarot card reader in Oregon, TTRPG fan, love all types of sci-fi/fantasy books, movies, games, & read voraciously. All Hail Our Lady Of Darkness The Queen Of Shadows, Kelsey Dionne! Shadowdark Forever!
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Editorial: Fear versus Horror
I am about to split a hair, making a distinction between emotional states that most people overlook. Fear and horror are not the same emotions. Fear is the visceral reaction to a physical threat, the fight or flight reaction to actual danger. Horror is something else, the reaction to an assault on the soul, not the body. Horror does not require an existential threat or even physical danger. In modern media they are portrayed as the same and I think that is done to the detriment of real art. So-called “horror movies” have little in the way of real horror because the producers of these films confuse fear and revulsion with horror. Movies that rely on violence and grotesquery to get an emotional reaction from the audience should rightfully be called “scary movies”, not Horror. To clarify the distinction between these two emotional states and the situations in a story or movie that evoke them, I offer you the following scenario:
By Samuel Wright5 years ago in Horror
Easy Stress Relief Tips
Stress kills. Every medical condition you have ever had was either caused by stress or made worse by it, and it has been repeatedly shown that longevity is increased when your lifestyle has less stress. Learning to take it easy may not come naturally to you, but relax--- anything you do to reduce tension and anxiety will give you immediate and long-term benefits...
By Samuel Wright5 years ago in Lifehack
