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! 

Comments

[jerusha]

Road rage scares the crap out of me. There was an incident back when I was in grad school where someone started honking at me for no reason. He then proceeded to follow me, and he pulled up next to my car and yelled at me, although I couldn't tell what he was saying. To this day, I have no idea what set him off, and I was scared enough that I turned around and went home. I was living with my parents at the time, and I knew they'd be there and could call the cops if he followed me that far. Since then, I've had a couple of instances where I've pissed someone off and they've responded by tailgating me for a few blocks, honking, or flipping me off, and it always freaks me out.

[la-loony.livejournal.com]

Second that, I had it just once but that woman was really crazy, she came up to my left and out pulled her car way too close to mine, I was super scared she'd push me off the road!

[kungfuwaynewho.livejournal.com]

What is it exactly that scares you about this? Is it the threat to your person? Or is it that the rage seems to come from nowhere? Or is it both?

I was thinking about this driving home yesterday and was curious, because I only ever get angry when people drive like that around me. And I decided I don't get afraid because I'm never really worried that they're going to hurt me.

[jerusha]

I think it's the anger. Anger, in general, scares me, particularly when it's uncontrolled. The only time my dad ever got physical with me was when he lost his temper; it was uncontrolled and unexpected. I have no trouble believing that someone might hurt me when their rage is out of control.