Comments on: Shit That Scares Me (Rated S for Scary)

By: Stuff I Became Obsessed With, Part III « Z E B R A B E L L Y . C O M

Stuff I Became Obsessed With, Part III « Z E B R A B E L L Y . C O M — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:50:26 +0000

[...] It was my first ghost story and it was so scary (not so much it’ll make it into my list of Shit That Scares Me). I read that book until the pages started falling out. And, honestly, I have nothing much more to [...]

By: Feed the Cat « Z E B R A B E L L Y . C O M

Feed the Cat « Z E B R A B E L L Y . C O M — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:06:07 +0000

[...] bed and had dreams (and then also woke up and panicked some more about The Silence, because, man, Reavers are SO several months ago). And this was the dream I had in the moments before waking for good this [...]

By: Area 51 « Z E B R A B E L L Y . C O M

Area 51 « Z E B R A B E L L Y . C O M — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:39:09 +0000

[...] I thought my eight-year-old self was scared of the Unsolved Mysteries episode that focused on Area 51, that was only because I had never [...]

By: Sonja

Sonja — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:50:16 +0000

That “normal people living their lives” thing? There was some movie I saw a long, long time ago where a Very Terrible Disaster struck a family and before it all started, they were driving in the car singing a song together. I don’t remember what the Very Terrible Disaster was, but I do remember the song, so now hearing it fills me with unease. Itsy-Bitsy Spider.

By: ZebraBelly

ZebraBelly — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:05:14 +0000

Oh BSG was just the right amount of intensity for me. But I understand that b/c I often can’t watch thrillers just because of the intensity level. I never saw Panic Room b/c it just seemed like it would be nonstop INTENSITY.

Also The Abyss comes to mind. I remember as a kid wanting to see it for some reason. And I actually started watching it at some campground in Phoenix until there was a thunderstorm and tornado warnings (at which point I left the solid BUILDING for the little motor home – WTF? lol). I bet I could have watched it more easily as a child because when I finally saw it as an adult I spent the entire time wondering if they’d drown (drowning’s my least favorite way to die, BTW). Lots of stress. Heh.

By: bethany actually

bethany actually — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:35:41 +0000

I really think I am a Vulcan. I don't watch scary movies because I don't like them, but they don't scare me per se. I can totally sleep at night after watching horror movies or gory scenes in crime dramas. You know what I can't watch. Things that are intense. I had to stop watching BSG because it was too intense and I just couldn't stand it. It didn't make me lose sleep, though. "Veronica Mars" made me lose more sleep than any scary movie because it was so freaking good that I couldn't stop thinking about it between episodes. I'd be lying in bed unable to sleep because I was wondering what was going to happen to Logan, or something. Wait, speaking of BSG, I know what freaks me out a little...robots. I am never going to watch the movie I, Robot because of the scene I saw in the trailer of the giant room full of identical robots. The movie 2001 also freaked me out a lot because of the sentient computer making its own decisions. I also had to have someone tell me the entire plot of the movie Signs before I could see it. That's all it takes for me, though. Once the suspense is removed I'm usually okay. You're right about that one; it was effective because it was normal people living their lives. The stuff that happens in horror movies doesn't bug me because it's so illogical that it would ever actually happen. See? Vulcan.

By: ZebraBelly

ZebraBelly — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:30:42 +0000

Dammit. Do aliens hide in bags? I’m DOOMED.

By: ZebraBelly

ZebraBelly — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:30:19 +0000

Nope. That one was fun. Sometimes creepy, but I never think I might accidentally levitate myself.

Oujia boards, though, could easily freak me out.

By: ZebraBelly

ZebraBelly — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:29:19 +0000

You know, sometimes helicopters are just out looking for wandering old people (which is one of Elliott’s fears – upcoming post about that maybe) so when I hear them (and I do – a lot) I just comfort myself with that thought.

By: ZebraBelly

ZebraBelly — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:28:21 +0000

Oh zombies would totally scare me if I ever thought seriously about the concept long enough (about 16 seconds). Shaun of the Dead was funny, though, and fairly reassuring assuming I can get somewhere safe in time.