Scaring the shit out of myself
My partner is out of town. That means I have the house to myself… I’m all alone… just me and my kitties… spooky!
Whenever my partner is away, I like to scare the shit out of myself by watching scary movies in complete darkness.
I like being scared. It gives me a rush. Maybe I’m an adrenaline junkie, but I’m too unathletic to chase that high via sports and too straight-laced to chase it via drugs. So, I’m left with getting my fill from scaring myself.
I love scary movies and scary video games (I like playing them or sometimes just watching others play them). I also really like reading scary books.
Okay, here is a non-exhaustive, impromptu list of my favorite horror media:
Movies
- The Shining. A classic. I saw the TV version at an inappropriately young age, and it scared me so much. The bathtub scene in particular stuck with me. I remember calling my parents to come pick me up from a sleepover because I was afraid there was a woman in my friend’s bathtub.
- It Follows. One of my favorites
from the past decade(omg, it was released in 2014… that’s more than a decade old. I am old.) Not the scariest, but this movie has one of the greatest horror aesthetics of modern times. - Bring Her Back. This one was fun as hell.
- Weapons. This was also fun as hell and such a refreshing horror movie.
- Civil War. While not a traditional horror movie, if you’ve seen it, you know how horrific and terrifying it is. This is probably the most scared I’ve felt while watching a movie in my adult years.
- Signs. There are two moments from this movie that scared the crap out of me as a child. If you know, you know.
- Cloverfield. I love a found footage movie. Shoutout to Paranormal Activity and Horror in the High Desert.
Video Games
- Phasmophobia. This was a fun one. I was obsessed when it came out. Genuinely terrifying.
- Dead by Daylight. Scary at first. But after playing for a while, it becomes less scary and more of just a game of tag involving killers and monsters.
- Resident Evil. I haven’t personally played these games, but watching Gab Smolders play these games is a lot of fun.
Books
- Incidents Around the House. Omg, this was such a freaky book. I love ghost/paranormal horror. I only allowed myself to read this book at night while listening to thunderstorm SFX. So, that really helped set the mood. But the story is so good.
- Hex. The premise of this book hooked me.
- This Thing Between Us. This was the first book that made me realize books could be scary!
- Penpal. This book frequently made my hair stand on end.
- Annihilation. Love cosmic horrorrrrr.
This was a pretty stream-of-consciousness post, which feels wrong when writing about something I love so much. Maybe I’ll write a more polished post on this in the future.