tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post8257332608535011848..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: 9/11: A Short Reflection On True HorrorChristine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-35352178559347297412011-09-11T23:29:13.976-04:002011-09-11T23:29:13.976-04:00James (Gracey): I've often wondered what it mu...James (Gracey): I've often wondered what it must have been like for you to grow up amidst all the violence in NI, how it affected you. I see similarities in how I have dealt with 9/11 and how you have dealt with all the ongoing strife over there. Sometimes I think we have to be a lot healthier, at least mentally/emotionally for being horror fans, we deal with things in our own ways - whereas many people simply can't deal at all. The world will always be filled with violence...I'm just glad we have our own outlets to get some relief. And glad we can find kindred souls out there that mirror ourselves. xo<br /><br />And (the other) James: Thanks much for the compliment. While many people either ignored or couldn't find a way to deal with 9/11, I just felt like I had to say something. Coping mechanism, you know? :)Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-53421321910838426042011-09-11T21:42:35.180-04:002011-09-11T21:42:35.180-04:00Now that's what I call a blog post.
Absolutel...Now that's what I call a blog post.<br /><br />Absolutely CHILLING.<br /><br />Wonderful work.<br /><br /><br />James:https://www.blogger.com/profile/10504825689909245851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-63345074141649367292011-09-11T14:02:19.739-04:002011-09-11T14:02:19.739-04:00This is a great article Chris. Nothing we see in h...This is a great article Chris. Nothing we see in horror cinema can ever top the horrors that occur on a daily basis throughout the world – or those depicted on the news. I can only imagine the pandemonium in New York (indeed, the States in general) all those years ago. <br /><br />Growing up in Northern Ireland throughout the Eighties when the news ALWAYS featured stories about terrorist bombings and killings kind of hardened me and numbed me to ‘real life’ horror, which is a horrible thing to admit – but that was just the reality back then. Hearing about places and people you were familiar with being bombed or murdered was just relentless. I even remember being in several bomb scares myself growing up - there was a kind of dreadful excitement. Perhaps all this has attributed to my love of horror. <br /><br />I guess watching horror provides us with a (safe) outlet for our anxieties – it channels them and distracts us from the horrors of real life. And you’re so right about everyone having morbid curiosity – at least horror fans are honest about theirs.<br /><br />I think Stephen King once said that what made us human was the fact that we’re the only species aware of our own mortality. Horror helps us deal with that.<br /><br />xJames Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.com