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[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes and also, people's reaction to the horror of often what gives it its punch. Like how the shark in jaws or even the alien in Alien are both good designs, but the actual reason they're so scary is because of how all the characters around them react to them.

[โ€“] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Horror writers are tasked with making the next person who reads the page feel horrified. But what horrifies a person is very individual. But showing that the thing creates fear in whoever experiences it, actually succeeds in conveying what's intended: fear itself.