The Signs

It is often that when someone says “That’s so scary!” or “I’m going to have nightmares from that…” you will see me smile. I study them when they say this; the uncomfortable shuffling of their feet, the shifting of weight from one side of their body to the other, and their averted gaze. These are all signs of a snared mind, a state of thinking where the monsters within you seem real for brief moments at a time. This is fear.

When I smile at them they think, why is she smiling at my discomfort? I’m smiling because you are giving me inspiration. As you show me the telltale signs of a fear embedded imagination, my own imagination is creating a story that will hopefully frighten you more-so. It is my love for horror that makes me drive towards this for it is fear that is the strongest emotion inside a human being; not love, happiness, or excitement. People may say that those emotions can conquer anything but the truth is they are saying that because they themselves are afraid of reality—fear is the true king of thought. 

My thoughts to yours,

a clinically depressed author