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dbingham  ·  4832 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Innovative Korean horror comic: keep scrolling down
If you want to sleep any time in the next couple of nights, then don't. Just don't. I made the mistake of looking at this on Reddit and it cost me a week of productivity and sleepless nights.

About halfway down the page there is javascript that kicks in and forces you to scroll down several panels very quickly. Panels that animate the slow 180 degree turn of the head of one of the characters to reveal a face dripping blood. It is accompanied by the sound of bones cracking.

If you really enjoy horror, go for it. But if you're like me and easily lose sleep due to horror movies or concepts, don't even go near this thing.





inchfwd  ·  4832 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Wow--it scared you that much? I admit it made me jump, but I like scary stuff. I'm sorry that that happened to you, but at the same time I'm fascinated that it could evoke a response like that.
dbingham  ·  4831 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I have a very powerful and active imagination that is not entirely under my control. Give it a little food like this, and it sprints off. I spent two nights with my heart pumping adrenaline jumping at every little sound. No matter how much I rationalize that it's just a stupid internet cartoon, my mind can't resist replaying the image and then inserting it into my expectation for the future. The result: I start expecting to look out the window and see that face, or walk down a hallway and find myself facing the back of that head. No matter how much I tell myself that that won't happen, it's still what I expect.

It's always been this way. It's lucky my memory is as poor as it is, because I eventually forget the image, and the expectation wheres off. I usually just avoid everything horror.

inchfwd  ·  4831 days ago  ·  link  ·  
That sounds terrible. I did put "horror" in the title--hopefully that is enough to warn anybody else that might be easily spooked.
dbingham  ·  4831 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yeah, I appreciate the tagging of it with "horror". I just wanted to add a little extra warning to it, for others like me who have trouble with this stuff.
AhimMoonchowsen  ·  4832 days ago  ·  link  ·  
As someone that just doesn't like "scary" stuff, not because it "scares" me but because I don't understand the appeal of adding such images to my consciousness, can you explain the appeal? I am not being critical, I am genuinely curious. There was a post on here recently with Stephen King talking about Stanley Kubrick (cool video btw) and Alpha0 mentioned how selective he is about what he will allow his mind to "consume". Makes sense, once you see/read something it's there in your consciousness for better or worse, forever. What are you feeding your consciousness? edit: here is the link to the sk on sk post: http://hubski.com/pub?id=2991
inchfwd  ·  4831 days ago  ·  link  ·  
There are different kinds of "scary". This one was a gag that elicits a startle response using an interesting technique that I hadn't seen before. There are some types of "scary" that I don't like and try to avoid.

I understand the bit about being selective in what you feed your consciousness. I guess I'm willing to expose myself to things I may not like or agree with and observe and analyze how I respond to them.

AhimMoonchowsen  ·  4831 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Thanks for the thoughtful response. I think the key to your process is the "observe and analyze" bit. Seems a worthwhile exercise regardless of what you're minds ingesting.
inchfwd  ·  4831 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I wasn't very fair about what I find appealing about being scared. It seems strange to subject yourself to feelings of unease, dread, fear, etc. When watching a scary movie, I know I'm safe, so I can afford myself the thrill of watching something that is going to try to evoke certain responses from me. There's an excitement in anticipating that something extraordinary is going to go down at any moment, and it probably won't be good for the folks on the screen. Hope this helps.