You know those short horror stories that are only 1-2 pages long? Those I love, and those I will read, because I know that while short and terrifying horror stories are capable of giving me a good fright and will be the cause of a night of leaving the lights on, they won't stay long in my memory. I'll still be able to continue on with my life after being scared shitless. But an entire horror novel? A 350 - 500 page horror story? I read a horror book once. I never attempted at reading another horror novel ever again. Why? Because truth to be told, I'm someone who is easily |
creeped out. Really easily. My soul just can't handle ghostly or eerie things. I'm the last friend you'd want to choose to watch a horror movie together, because you'll be leaving the theatre with nail marks all over your throbbing arm. I don't even want to tell you the most common of things that scare me. The first (and potentially the last in a while) time I ever read a horror story, I was SO spooked out that I would follow people around for days, not trusting the eerie thoughts that would pop up in my mind if I was left alone. I have to admit though, that horror story was really well-written. Although my mind screamed at me to just FREAKING PUT THE BOOK DOWN, my hands didn't want to listen and my eyes kept zooming all over the pages. I wanted to curl up into a ball and throw the book across the room, but instead I kept reading. It was such a sinister and blood-curdling story that I knew I would have to put the book down immediately if I wanted to keep my sanity in check for the next few days.
But I didn't, and lo behold, the next day I couldn't even go to the toilet alone. I begged my mom to sleep with me for a few nights because I couldn't stand the nightmares. The week following the day I finished the book was one hellish nightmare -I was scared of a lot of things and wouldn't go anywhere by myself. I went a little insane for a while and for that reason, I put my foot down, even though all I read was just one horror story. No more.
For me, reading that horror story was extremely pleasurable and agonizing at the same time. From that book onwards, I knew I had to stay away from the horror genre, because while the fear that we experience while reading a horror story is what makes us enjoy reading them the most, mine goes into overdrive which causes my mind to overthink things. I banned myself from horror novels because I decided that it wasn't worth it. It's sort of like getting drunk in a way.
However, I do and will read witches, werewolves, zombies -that type of thing.
However, I do and will read witches, werewolves, zombies -that type of thing.