Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Glimpses of Terror Idea
So, as I started thinking more and more about my paper topic, I tried to imagine what I found to be the most terrifying/scary/unnerving for myself. Something I found really interesting, and will talk about more in class, is the idea of something being horrific or unnerving because it is glimpsed, but never fully discovered or unveiled. The three texts I'd like to focus on with this idea (but will gladly take any and all suggestions!) are What Was It?, For the Blood is the Life, and Unseen - Unfeared. Over the course we have talked about how things that were not well understood in those times (medicine, insanity, new technologies, science in general) led to stories about the fear of the "unknown." I think I would like to focus on how, in these particular stories, seeing only a glimpse of the fantastic is as or more terrifying than fully understanding as it leaves a window open to wonder what else is wandering around unnkown among us. I'd love any feedback on this!
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I definitely think what you can't see is sometimes more frightening than what appears in front of you. It makes me think of the movie, "Signs." The aliens, although unseen, were creatures that allowed your imagination to scare you. But, when you actually saw them in the end, the scare factor dropped a few points. I think all of these, especially "What Was It?", would have fallen short if they had identified the creature in a way we could picture it.
ReplyDeleteI really like your paper idea!