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Horror Movies Today, a friend and I decided to have a pleasant Saturday, doing a bit of gallery hopping, and enjoying the architecture in a picturesque city in Central, MN. While we were there, we decided to meet up with my mom and visit the zoo. My mom is pretty nuts (more than likely from being a criminal lawyer in her youth,) but in a really jovial and sweet way. In our lives, she and I have not seen eye to eye on many topics, but horror is something we tend to share a similar view on. Before going to the zoo, we all decided to visit the local Subway to have a little lunch. While I chomped on a steak and cheese salad, the subject of heavy metal and horror/thriller films came up. My friend mentioned that her parents really did not let her watch any horror flicks as a kid. My mom was the opposite. She would have my brother and I watch her favorite scary flicks on HBO. I didn't like this at all, but thankfully the network used to have "Making of..." shorts right after most of their feature presentations. I learned early on that the movie monsters weren't real and that no one was really getting hurt. It was all an elaborate game of make believe, not all that disimilar from the pretend games I play with the drawing and dolls at Rasputin Barxotka. Watching those special effects people, actors, and screenwriters at worked really inspired me as a kid to use my creativity and scare a few stuffed-shirts. Getting these over the fear of manufactured scares, helped my mom really focus on teaching me about the true dangers like underage drug/tobacco/alcohol and teenage pregnancy (which she helped me avoid successfully.) During that conversation, my friend and I discovered that shared a similar perverse delight in the character of Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street. My mom of course HAD to bring up the fact that I had a huge crush on Freddy Krueger as a kid and that I made an amazing and absolutely convincing Freddy Krueger halloween costume with a latex-like mask made out of oatmeal and wheat. My friend brought up the fact that she had seen a Freddy Krueger costume that she had wanted to wear, but then thought, "but I'm a girl." My mom proudly said, "That shouldn't matter and continued to heap praise," on my creative skills. Both my mom and my friend are nice conservative ladies who are nothing like the stereotype of the horror movie fiend. In fact, it is very striking to me how perfectly normal they are. Granted, we don't all see eye to eye on the subject. My mom doesn't think much of sex in horror movies, while I think the whole sex vs. violence conflict is pretty damn fascinating (which probably explains why I am managing a erogoru/peril/dolcett-type site.) Still, she and I both agree that horror fantasies and thrillers can be very entertaining and sometimes very thought-provoking when done right. While "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies were often gems of high camp, something like "The Empty Mirror" or "One-Hour Photo" can inspire dialogue and deep philosphical questions that go beyond the grotesque and right to the heart of what it means for a human being to descend into the abyss of evil. My friend seemed more than a little shocked when my mom explained that horror movies and stories relax her. I can understand her point. It's really hard to feel overwhelmed by the troubles of real life, when you are frightened but safe. The adrenaline stimulates your mind and it creates a natural high. Personally, I find the whole "haunted house" effect to be a more healthy route to escapism than using mood-altering chemicals or being involved in toxic relationships. My mom doesn't necessarily agree with my view, but I personally find it hard to feel like my problems as all that big, when someone else having it worse. Thankfully though with fear fantasies, those tormented are not real, and that reassures me that what I feel isn't really a case of schaudenfreude. If anything, working with themes that focus on humanity's depravity has made me more aware of how it works, of its existance and the effect it has on society and individuals. When it happens for real, it only seems more real to me. I want to stop it even more. It motivates me to be more proactive with self-defense. This awareness also helps me appreciate how truly good people are for the most part. I honestly think that if people were nothing but evil by their nature, the world would be a bigger mess than it is. One can choose to be numbed by fear or be empowered by it. I chose the latter. Until my next update, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. :) 11:12 PM - Saturday, March 24, 2007 - post comment
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