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Originally posted by Lamoreux
Thank you. I'll try.
What is it about horror; movies, fiction... whatever, that draws people in? The old "people like to be thrilled" comparison to the roller coaster, et al, seems lame and unable to cover it. There's something deeper and darker in us - isn't there?
I'd say, "Or am I full of crap?" but I think we've covered that already :-)
I dated a paramedic who loved going to accidents. (yeah) Wasn't remotely bothered by the sight of blood. But couldn't watch a horror film.
Does horror attract us on an instinctive level?
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I knew you had it in you, dougie boy!!
Great post!
Not that I have anything really profound to say in response to it...but again, great topic.
Sure, it has been discussed many times over before...but you obviously wouldn't be aware of that. But I do like the angle that you're taking by thinking that we all may have a "dark" persona within ourselves.
I'll let the intellectuals take it from here...