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“You aren’t Qualified for that.”

Okay, Horror is not my forte. In fact, I think I have been pretty clear on here that I have a distaste for the horror industry.
Well, my older brother is just the opposite. He is quite the horror aficionado. His house is filled with life-size replicas of monsters, posters are gory scenes and over 1000 different horror films which he proudly shows me every time I come over.  His passion for the horror industry is so apparent just by looking around his house, that I get nightmares just from being inside his house. True Story.

So, I’ve been trying my hardest to write about Halloween. Most of the non-Halloween related posts I’ve been writing lately have been scheduled for after Halloween because I wanted to write about Halloween. Which probably is a bad idea, because my blog now goes days without being updated.
Well, the other day I was talking to my brother about the Halloween related posts I had been writing. I get excited about some of the things I say on my blog and I want to talk about them.

Here is the thing, I will never impress any of my siblings. Not even the younger ones. I will forever be that member of my family who is lame and a bit of a buzz kill. Am I really those things? I sure as hell hope not. But to my family I am.

So, half way through the conversation of me trying my best to discuss Halloween with my older brother he turns to me and says:

You know, you aren’t really qualified to be writing about Halloween.

Hm, Ow. I didn’t know that I needed a PhD in Halloween to write about it on my blog.

The thing is, there are times when you know that you are failing at something, but even though you have this knowledge already when someone points it out, you can’t help but lash out at them. What a douche bag.

I have to say that I am a little bit bummed about my Halloween writing skills though. I read other people’s blogs who are posting about amazing horror films or the weird candy/decorations that are able to find during Halloween. Or how to make the perfect costume.
I am just not able to quest after those things. I don’t go to enough stores to be able to find Halloween related jewels that I can post about.
I could post about how to make a costume with the clothes you currently have, but that probably takes some sort of skill, which I do not have. Also, that would take a lot of picture posting, which is a lot of effort that I am not up for.

Anyways, I’m probably still going to keep posting about Halloween related topics. This was mostly just me whining and stealing about 2 minutes of your life away.

You’re welcome.

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How do you feel about clowns?

Continuing on with me trying to write about Halloween related things. When really it just turns into me analyzing things.

The last couple of weeks I have been wondering about clowns. Why is that? Cause I’ve been watching a lot of Pee-Wee Herman. Which I have to say, anyone who has seen the dreams in that movie, I would be scared as hell too. And there are a lot of clowns in that movie actually.

Anyways, I am not afraid of clowns so much. I can understand why they are so creepy and if a clown is meant to be scary, I will get scared. I am very good at following directions.
But, in general, clowns do not freak me out or make me uneasy. I have no inhibitions about going to the circus.

I have always wanted to dress up as a clown, but a more realistic one with a beautiful dress and pretty face make-up, not the average Bozo clown that most people think of. But every time I bring this up, there is always someone who yells “NO!”
Clowns are a very common fear. A lot of people are very scared of clowns.

So lately I have been trying to dissect what exactly about clowns is so scary for people. I have it narrowed down to two different possibilities of why I think people are so afraid of clowns. Here we go.

Reason 1

You cannot see their faces. You can’t see who they are.

We are very visual creatures. And we are often afraid of things that are not human or at least do not appear to be human. When someone puts on a mask or heavy face make-up, they no longer look human to us. They look like something else.
Now, a clown is just a person dressed up and in your rational mind, you do know that. Obviously there is just a person underneath there. But all of the human qualities of a person is hidden when they dress up as a clown. They wear baggy clothing, so you cannot see their shape. They wear face make up and wigs, so you cannot see their facial features. They wear oversize gloves and shoes, masking pretty much all of their features.
If you could see the actual qualities of that person, you probably wouldn’t be half as scared. But seeing is believing and you can’t see the person underneath the make-up and the weird clothing. All you can see is the qualities of a clown and a clown does not look like a person.

So the idea of being attacked by something that visually is inhuman is extremely scary. Just like we are afraid of monsters, we are afraid of clowns.

Reason 2

They were designed to be a happy thing.

I feel that there is a direct connection between things that were built for amusement and fear. I think it boils down to trust.
We are afraid of things that were made for our amusement (clowns, dolls, puppets) because we trusted them at one point or they were created to be amusing for us. And we tend to subconsciously trust things that are amusing to us. Ever notice in a movie how sometimes the bad guy will spare someone because they like them or the person is funny? (I’m thinking of the Three Amigos, but it applies to most movies)

It is the same basic principle. Just how blows from a friend are more painful, things that amuse us are more inclined to being scary. Things that we once loved or were made to be loved present a bigger threat.

I don’t know if these are the real reasons that people are afraid of clowns, but I have put about two hours of thought into this in the past 3 weeks and these are the results of that pondering.

If you are having any other problems, I will gladly put a few minutes of thought into that for you as well.

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The Horror Industry is ruining Halloween for me.

I am a very simple person. I like candy. I like whip cream. I like wearing funky clothing…..I think I just described a stripper. I don’t strip.
This post isn’t starting off on a good note.

I like Halloween. I like it a lot. Because I love candy and dressing up. You know what I don’t love? I don’t love being scared out of my mind or seeing mutilated bodies.
I guess this means that I am weird. See I would have thought it was natural to not want to see things that are scary and/or making you want to throw up.

It always seems to me that the Horror genre is getting bigger all the time. Probably because people see such violent things all the time that they are desensitized. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING TO BE! You want to be unfeeling? You want to be chill when you see someone’s head getting chopped off? You want to like blood?
You’re grossing me out and I hate it.

Also, all of you jerks who are desensitized are turning Halloween into a day of fear instead of just a day of fun. In fact, it’s turned a lot of things into fear. Like the movie theater. Or a dark alley. Or cable.
Now maybe Halloween was always a day of fear, but I would like to think that there once was a time where people didn’t like Horror and Halloween was just a day of fun and magic. I’d also like to think there was a time when people were sensitized, cause I sure as hell am.

But unfortunately I happen to know that people have always been obsessed with the aspects of Horror since the beginning of time. There is opposition in all things. So for every small thing that fills you with disgust or terror or even gives you the heebee geebees despite your desensitized life, there is someone out there who gets some sick pleasure from your deepest fears.
Which for me brings up the idea of a foot fetish. I wish that was something that didn’t exist. But it does, so we all just have to try to not think about it.

I guess I do want the creepy stuff, but in a fun way, because they are the essence of Halloween. You can’t really have Halloween with out the creepy stuff. But you can have Halloween with the creepy stuff in a cheesy way and I approve. Like corny rubber rats and the fake spider webs. Dancing Skeletons. I love those. Not the Goretorium or the Haunted Houses.
Maybe asking for Halloween without the Horror genre is an oxymoron?
Basically, I want Halloween to be like watching the Addam’s Family. Is that too much to ask? Probably.

Also, I think we all learned something about what a sick individual you are.

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Thank you Freshly Pressed

In my insomnia, I had a wonderful night last night. 1:30 rolled around and I was already feeling the tolls of the day and like my body could rest a bit. Usually I don’t feel this way until about 3 am. So 1;30 was an amazing idea.

My bed is pressed into a corner, just like many people’s bed’s are. There seems to be something comforting about having a wall to the one side of you. Well as I was sleeping, an image flashed through my mind. I’m not sure what it was now, but I remember it was something sitting in the corner of room where my bed is pressed against, something just sitting over my head. The image was so horrifying that it caused me to leap from my bed and started me into a huge coughing convulsion. This was at 2:18 am.

I did what most people do when they wake up in the middle of the night, I went to the bathroom. Didn’t have any business in there, but I went anyways. Seemed appropriate. Well after I went in the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror for a moment, I went back to bed.

And all I could think about was this post that I read yesterday on the Freshly Pressed. In this post she talks about how she thinks her house is haunted and the reasons why it is so. She talks about an experience where she talks about being attacked by a spirit. You may be rolling your eyes are this moment, but if you remember this you will know that I take that crap seriously.
So a dark spirit attacking someone while they are in bed is EXACTLY what I wanted to be thinking about at 2 in the morning while trying to fall back asleep after a nightmare. I did my best to distract myself, but how do you really NOT think about something when you are trying not to think about something?
You can’t.

It’s interesting how much the Freshly Pressed is influencing me now. That it would be the thing I think about in the early morning when I cannot sleep. And even though this time it was in a negative way, I’m sure the information I read on there will one day influence me in a positive. One day when I am in a bind as to what to say to someone, I will be able to call on one of the many blog posts I’ve read through Freshly Pressed and say something very intelligent from it.

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