For me, it's evil little girls.

[kungfuwaynewho]

Today I shall commence the beginning of the first part of my second draft of my vampire screenplay.  Well, that's a lie; I've finished the first part, which is going over the first draft with a fine toothed comb, as well as collating everyone's notes.  So I guess I have commenced the beginning, and shall now begin the commencement of the rest of the first part of the second draft - the revision manifesto, and a new outline.  ("Revision manifesto" sounds all fancy, but it's basically just a brief document to help me keep in mind the larger goals I have when writing, the things it came be easy to lose when you're in the middle of some individual scene and are worrying about the difference between two synonyms.)

Anyway, one thing I want to work on, as per my manifesto, is really nailing all the little scary moments early on.  I am not doing blood and gore, but more psychological horror.  This is where you guys come in.

Question: What scares you?  I don't mean things that are real and could actually harm you - like sharks, or heights - and I don't mean existential things - like what happens after death.  I mean, what little creepy things happen, in real life or in the movies, that freaks you out?  That even if you rationally and objectively think about it and know it isn't real or isn't scary, still gets to you?

You don't have to pick just one! 

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[nhpw.livejournal.com]

Firstly:

Today I shall commence the beginning of the first part of my second draft of my vampire screenplay.

LOL, and then you said it was a lie, and I was pleasantly confused. I'm happy to remain that way. :)

Secondly: What scares me? Here are some things. The first two would imply that my house and its appliances are old and that I haven't quite gotten used to the 'house noises' and that would be a fair conclusion for you to come to.

- the furnace in our house, when it switches on. It's really loud and I'm always afraid it's going to blow up.

- the water heater, when it cycles in the middle of the night. I don't know what it's actually called - it flushes, or something? And it's on a timer to run at 2:30 a.m. If I'm awake for some reason, and it's running, it scares the shit out of me.

- swimming in lakes. I have mentioned this before.

- in movies: people jumping out of nowhere, or bad things that happen with no warning. (This is also true in real life, like if someone sneaks up on me or whatever. I don't DO haunted houses.)

- being alone at night. I am Little Miss Independent during the day, but at night in the dark I'm a wuss and I like people to be around. If my husband is away and I'm sleeping alone, I sleep with the TV on, and my kitty, and a teddy bear (don't tell) and usually with the bathroom light on.

[kungfuwaynewho.livejournal.com]

You know, I was thinking that I'm not doing the vampire can't be out in daylight thing, but that I could still hit the "night is scary" note a bit more. Because it is scary.