Halloween Scary, Not so Scary Images

Halloween: scary, not so Scary on these nights when disturbing images find a place that makes us uncomfortable with our desire to hate the others. Challenging for some their sense of proper decorum. Maybe the older viewers became more upset because it challenged their well-developed sense of themselves and appealed to younger viewers, as this sense of self is not so well-defined and not yet cemented.

Images around Halloween and horror tend to be more sensational with direct visual gore, which is frightening, giving us that rush. There is no more subtle that draws deeper to those uncomfortable and frightening with no rush but rather a drip. Exposing parts of our lives that are hidden creates an uncomfortable feeling. Often these images are uncomfortably around sexuality, abandonment, or powerlessness.

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