Blogpost 7: Horror is our friend

At night when we are alone, the lights are off, the place is silent. That is when hear a horrifying sound of someone walking towards us. Our body tends to freeze,we get nervous and wanting to run away because of fear. Most of the people especially when they are alone in the dark, they usually get goosebumps because of the eerie atmosphere they are in. Why do feel this way every time? is it because we are afraid of ghost because of the horrors that we watched?

When people watch horror they scream,they hide, they stay away. But does these people who watches horror knows that behind the screen are those who creates that horror film who is laughing and happy because you get scared? Horror is just something created for the purpose of benefiting while enjoying. Horror actually can be our friend in someways. They helps us to be much stronger than before, to control our emotions and to be realistic, and the most important thing is that it can help us face our fears.

The most common fear the we have is the fear of the unknown. We usually get scared of the things we don't know because we absolutely don't have any idea what may happen and what may appear.

This article I read entitled Horror "Movies Helps us Face our Fears" written by Ann Pietrangelo  she said there that:

 “Films that leave the viewer with no resolution are often more frightening than those that give us a set resolution,”. also she stated that "One of the greatest fears many people face is the fear of the unknown. When our imaginations are left to their own devices, they are often more frightening than any image we see on the screen.”

Most of us while watching horrors becomes scared if we saw something unusual and unknown, they gives us the spooks and leaves our mind with the thought of getting hurt or killed that is why we become traumatized in watching horror, but we actually are being helped by them to be more realistic and strong-willed person.

One movie I saw that is quite interesting is the movie Casper the friendly ghost. It is a movie about a ghost who wants to be friendly but scares people away. It become the most popular character after popeye in 1985. Even though casper is a ghost still, he made some good deeds and even become a friend for us humans. In this article made by Kevin Hunsperger entitled Boo: "Casper the friendly ghost" 

He said that. "Growing up, one of my favorite cartoons to watch was Casper the Friendly Ghost.  Sure, it was hokey, but it was good wholesome fun for kids.  The cartoon carried a valuable message: don't judge a book by its cover. We've always been taught that ghosts are scary.  Casper tried to break that stereotype.  He did good deeds everyday.  Casper helped lost puppies find their way home. He stood up for kids who were being bullied.  He was exactly what we needed in as a role model."

                                                    

After reading that I knew that ghost aren't really scary. We are the only ones who are scaring ourselves. having a friend that is a ghost is really something interesting. We shouldn't be scared of horror because, like what I have said earlier horror can become our friend.

 

       

I realized that being afraid is a weakness that we have starting from our childhood that we need to defeat. And by overcoming these fears we can be a more wholesome person. Ghost and horrors are really scary all people knows that, but we also should consider them as a friend because they can turn us into a person who is incredible