tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post6499219668125444222..comments2023-06-11T09:40:47.400-05:00Comments on ADR3NALIN3: Fear Factor: Four Ways to Scare Them!Jordan Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-89339342246839061942013-11-01T09:39:24.924-05:002013-11-01T09:39:24.924-05:00Steve, you once told me that fear is intensified b...Steve, you once told me that fear is intensified by the balance between hope and fear. Now I'm trying to analyze stories that way. Good insight!Maureen McQuerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875437661944977609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-2553090845777436902013-11-01T06:32:10.837-05:002013-11-01T06:32:10.837-05:00I'll go with a classic scene from the movie, A...I'll go with a classic scene from the movie, Alien. When the facehugger mysteriously disappeared from the crewman's face, and they were eating dinner (spaghetti, of course), chatting about this and that, and then the unfortunate crewman starts shaking and you can see something moving under his chest. It was one of those sweet/sour moments when you're so scared you can't turn away even if you want to. The fear factor--yeah, great post, Maureen. sStephen Wallenfelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684083345763038357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-47673705007687071932013-10-30T08:41:23.075-05:002013-10-30T08:41:23.075-05:00You are the first person I know who's seen &qu...You are the first person I know who's seen "the hand" movie! I need to rewatch it and see if it still scares me. <br />I think the anticipation in a scary movie works like sexual tension in a romcom. In a book it keeps us turning the pages!Maureen McQuerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875437661944977609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-13061876452107969292013-10-30T05:35:38.987-05:002013-10-30T05:35:38.987-05:00Omg, I remember seeing "the hand" movie....Omg, I remember seeing "the hand" movie. Really creepy. Ha! Love this post Maureen.<br /><br />Hitchcock talked about suspense and said fear had less to do with and was more about "the anticipation of something bad about to happen." The minute the babysitter opens that front door, after everyone in the theater screams DON'T OPEN THE DOOR, the suspense is over. I love the details of the build up. Wonderful descriptions in your post.<br /><br />Desn Koontz is a writer who really knows how to scare me. His book THE BAD PLACE scared me so bad, I had to stop reading him while I was on business trips. He had me looking under my hotel beds and in closets, making sure his teleporting killer boy hadn't found me. *shiver*Jordan Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.com