2 hours of continuous crashing and refusing to reopen files later, a much simplified version of the table I was working on has come into existance! Huzzah!
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Friday, 4 February 2011
"Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around."
Many of classic horror's disturbing creatures share common characteristics like pale skin, dark, sunken eyes, elongated faces, sharp teeth, and the like. These images inspire horror and revulsion in many, and with good reason. The characteristics shared by these faces are imprinted in the human mind.
Many things frighten humans instinctively. The fear is natural, and does not need to be reinforced in order to terrify. The fears are species-wide, stemming from dark times in the past when lightning could mean the burning of your tree home, thunder could be the approaching gallops of a stampede, predators could hide in darkness, and heights could make poor footing lethal.
The question is this...
What could have happened in the past long before history began that could effect the entire human race so evenly as to give the entire species a deep, instinctual, and lasting fear of pale beings with dark, sunken eyes, razor sharp teeth, and elongated faces?
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