I write horror books and, because of that, I like to figure out the why of horror movies (Or maybe I write because I like to figure out the why). Specifically, I want to know what scares people and why. Blood, guts and death are easy to figure out (we're frightened of it happening to us), but the psychological horror is more interesting to me.
This question is my most recent endeavour. Due to being snowed in for a few days, I talked to alot of people and they all said that walking outside in the winter after snowfall is scarier than doing the same in the summer.
After someone told me, I walked back (freezing by butt off) and realized that it was true for me.
Why? Is it the sound of the snow beneath your feet (that crunching in an otherwise silent night)? Is it the cold (a fear of freezing to death)? Is it that we're more used to being outside at night in the summer (winter nights get cold and we go inside in most cases)?
Feel free to disagree with me (maybe winter nights are tame for you), but, if this is the case, please include why you think that.
I'll thumbs up anyone who gives an answer, but thumbs down any person who just gives insults.
The fear of the dark is irrational as well, the amount of light means nothing if you're in a safe place. Yet, the darkness frightens us, because (IMO) of the unknown. Even though we know that there is probably nothing different in the dark than in the light, the possibility of the unseen is terrifying. That's why alot of horror movies happen at night or in a dark place.
This question is my most recent endeavour. Due to being snowed in for a few days, I talked to alot of people and they all said that walking outside in the winter after snowfall is scarier than doing the same in the summer.
After someone told me, I walked back (freezing by butt off) and realized that it was true for me.
Why? Is it the sound of the snow beneath your feet (that crunching in an otherwise silent night)? Is it the cold (a fear of freezing to death)? Is it that we're more used to being outside at night in the summer (winter nights get cold and we go inside in most cases)?
Feel free to disagree with me (maybe winter nights are tame for you), but, if this is the case, please include why you think that.
I'll thumbs up anyone who gives an answer, but thumbs down any person who just gives insults.
The fear of the dark is irrational as well, the amount of light means nothing if you're in a safe place. Yet, the darkness frightens us, because (IMO) of the unknown. Even though we know that there is probably nothing different in the dark than in the light, the possibility of the unseen is terrifying. That's why alot of horror movies happen at night or in a dark place.