tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post7551558839579521935..comments2024-01-09T06:37:41.791-05:00Comments on The Horror Digest: Facing the Fear: Part OneAndre Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-85238982085368644792010-08-05T15:50:47.298-04:002010-08-05T15:50:47.298-04:00I think it's pretty brave to try to watch the ...I think it's pretty brave to try to watch the Jaws movies with such a strong phobia of sharks. <br />Personally, I'm not unusually afraid of sharks, but when I see pictures or watch videos featuring them, I definitely feel some sort of respect, a calm knowledge that one might very well die when encountering a shark.Kapprikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-46438331354658452972010-08-04T10:23:23.840-04:002010-08-04T10:23:23.840-04:00Heh I'm actually not really afraid of Open Wat...Heh I'm actually not really afraid of Open Water. I find those sharks to be much less menacing. It's really only enormous great white sharks that get me!Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429322588091791426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-44005949079248772162010-08-04T09:36:47.283-04:002010-08-04T09:36:47.283-04:00Maybe you can work your way up to Open Water after...Maybe you can work your way up to Open Water after the Jaws series.dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-46574659413753437062010-07-30T01:50:46.969-04:002010-07-30T01:50:46.969-04:00I got a film for you to find to face your fear, Ma...I got a film for you to find to face your fear, Mako: Jaws of Death.<br />btw, I have a unhealthy aversion to marrionettes. <br />Dreaded Dreams<br />Petunia ScareumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-47253052671098015282010-07-29T17:28:45.954-04:002010-07-29T17:28:45.954-04:00"But when I do get a glimpse of those gaping ..."But when I do get a glimpse of those gaping shark mouths my heart skips a beat and I feel like someone punched me in the gut."<br /><br />Wow, me too! Perfectly described.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-15646937628150463232010-07-29T16:43:51.039-04:002010-07-29T16:43:51.039-04:00Good luck with facing your fear!!
You are much br...Good luck with facing your fear!!<br /><br />You are much braver than my boyfriend who fears all things oceanic and tells me that he will never even think about trying to get over his fear. Anytime he sees anything on the news that deals with something terrible that happened in the water, it just adds fuel to his fire. He's not just scared of sharks though, but any sea creature that might possibly lurk in the water- even something harmless like minnows! <br /><br />I tried to face my fear of heights once on a school trip to the Statue of Liberty, but I failed miserably! I hope you have better luck :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703547283751473482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-73850338497488445882010-07-29T15:48:21.221-04:002010-07-29T15:48:21.221-04:00Yeah, sharks are probably always there, you just d...Yeah, sharks are probably always there, you just don't see them. And that's pretty effing scary.<br /><br />The Jaws Bridge is on Martha's Vineyard. It was used in that scene where Chief Brody's son gets attacked in the pond, which was unfortunately the part that freaked me out the most!Mikey Saragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928178715048836468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-57060211134035062182010-07-29T10:54:27.001-04:002010-07-29T10:54:27.001-04:00i LOVE that picture of you in the shark's mout...i LOVE that picture of you in the shark's mouth!!<br /><br />also, the professor lupin shout out is genius, i am just finishing rereading azkaban for the 6983893th time. and it remains... the best twist ending ever.Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039591262166513525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-71540664983662712872010-07-29T10:13:25.382-04:002010-07-29T10:13:25.382-04:00Can I please get an Andre in the Shark mouth poste...Can I please get an Andre in the Shark mouth poster for every room in my apartment?<br /><br />How did you feel about the sharks in Finding Nemo?Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360811267835990523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-55194638764228217562010-07-29T09:00:22.830-04:002010-07-29T09:00:22.830-04:00Krystal- that IS intense. You are actually someone...Krystal- that IS intense. You are actually someone that psych experiments would kill for in order to pull off a sucessful desensitization experiment...because you know moths are easier to wrangle than sharks.<br /><br />Wow B-sol...Wow!<br /><br />Mikey I feel bad for myself too. Where is the Jaws bridge? The thing with growing up on Cape Cod was that secretly sharks were always there, they just never came close enough. Big great whites were sighted in Chatham this summer but they are really there every summer.<br /><br />The last actual shark attack in Massachusetts was sometime in the early 1900s. And plus they only want seals. Of course this does little to stop my fear. <br /><br />Thanks Pax! Fear sucks I can't wait to stomp on it.Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-62821496587264126112010-07-29T07:58:39.585-04:002010-07-29T07:58:39.585-04:00So brave of you! Fuck fear.So brave of you! Fuck fear.Pax Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951019083510283683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-34858904385043623602010-07-29T01:41:32.029-04:002010-07-29T01:41:32.029-04:00I feel bad for you, considering how close you live...I feel bad for you, considering how close you live to the Jaws filming locations. Me and my friends visited Jaws Bridge last summer and they actually had the balls to go in the water, but I didn't, lol. And then only a few days later, we heard a news report that sharks were seen swimming by that bridge.Mikey Saragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928178715048836468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-41418157594920408702010-07-29T01:28:53.412-04:002010-07-29T01:28:53.412-04:00I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear i...I must not fear.<br /><br />Fear is the mind-killer.<br /><br />Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.<br /><br />I will face my fear.<br /><br />I will permit it to pass over me and through me.<br /><br />And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.<br /><br />Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.<br /><br />Only I will remain.<br /><br /><br />*WHEW* Sorry.... I was having a DUNE moment...B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-70662108515617975052010-07-29T00:05:22.100-04:002010-07-29T00:05:22.100-04:00My weird, irrational fear is moths. Hey, at least ...My weird, irrational fear is moths. Hey, at least sharks can do some damage (I am, by the way, afraid of most things that live in the ocean. But I consider it mostly rational. Plus, I have the benefit of not really having to physically encounter any of 'em in their natural environment)... moths pretty much just fly around erratically looking absolutely hideous. If they CAN actually do any real damage, er... PLEASE don't tell me. Ignorance and bliss and all that. But yeah, I get the gut-punch feeling upon just looking at photos, and have been damn near reduced to crying whilst trapped in a corner (there was enough room to escape, but I'd have to step just a bit closer to the damn thing) while my husband tried to get me to touch a moth of above-average size. He didn't realize they affected me THAT badly. <br /><br />Anyhow, good luck on the desensitization. I haven't the balls to attempt it myself yet.Krystal / The Zombifiedhttp://www.thezombified.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-10625234653153180492010-07-28T22:39:45.960-04:002010-07-28T22:39:45.960-04:00Hahah I know right Matt? I had to take 4 shots of ...Hahah I know right Matt? I had to take 4 shots of vodka just to find that picture in the first place. But after adjusting my head 20 times to fit in Stevie's it somehow lessened the blow! Embrace the fear. FACE IT. <br /><br />I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WENT ON THE JAWS RIDE. That is my full blown nightmare. I tried to watch youtube videos of the Jaws ride and I couldn't even do it. Nor could I ever willingly go see a movie about sharks on the big screen. Fuuuuuuck that. You already have way bigger balls than me. Way to go!Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-38678046319502907362010-07-28T22:37:02.418-04:002010-07-28T22:37:02.418-04:00Oh yeah, thanks for putting that picture at the to...Oh yeah, thanks for putting that picture at the top of your post. Jerk.Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-65370023860186957852010-07-28T22:36:24.523-04:002010-07-28T22:36:24.523-04:00That's form Dario Argento's Opera, Carol! ...That's form Dario Argento's Opera, Carol! <br /><br />My fear is so similar to yours, Andre, so I feel your pain. It seems like you can't do anything with out a shark ruining your day at least a few times a week. I've thought about posting the time line of how my fear started, and the turning point for it being full blown was going on the JAWS ride at Universal. Not good. <br /><br />I commend you on moving forth with such a challenge. Alcohol will help, it helped me get through theatrical viewings of Deep Blue Sea (I was HAMMERED!) and Open Water. But still, I could never dispel the fear I have, especially if it involves a shark being in the same room as me.Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-31843803394898697352010-07-28T22:29:24.265-04:002010-07-28T22:29:24.265-04:00Carol- I was ALWAYS afraid that when I was in the ...Carol- I was ALWAYS afraid that when I was in the shower, a shark would come crashing through the side and eat me. Hah the good old days. <br /><br />The movie with the needles is called Opera by Dario Argento. The killer tapes those needles under her eyes and forces her to watch as he kills her friends. Very willy inducing, especially for those needle haters!Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-62177779856741428642010-07-28T22:17:45.184-04:002010-07-28T22:17:45.184-04:00When I was a wee lass there was a cup in the bathr...When I was a wee lass there was a cup in the bathroom that was made of dark blue and white frosted plastic and was large enough to cover both my eyes when I drank out of it. I was afraid to drink out of that cup after seeing Jaws, also to take a bath, swim in a swimming pool (or god forbid a lake) or go wading in the ocean. I still have a hard time jumping into murky water and I can't close my eyes no matter where I'm swimming. It's just too dangerous.<br /><br />By the way - I may be asking the question of a slack-jawed-yokel - but what is the movie with the needle tape under the eye?Crafty Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777522080677716294noreply@blogger.com