Elements of Horror- Absence

The Unknown

Anything could happen; anything could emerge from the darkness. The unknown is limitless in potential as well as in threat.

The Unseen:

Blood and guts grab our attention because, in a normal world, we never see them. They only become visible when something goes seriously wrong. When something new and strange arrives on scene, we can't take our eyes off it. Our curiosity holds us hostage

The unstoppable

Relentless forces too powerful to fight call up uncomfortable associations with death, which most people don't like to think about.

The unbelievable

We disregard that which does not fit into our pre-existing definition of reality We also fear falling into a situation that places us beyond belief. The nature of sanity comes into question.

The unconscious:

We fall prey to subconscious urgings, many of them not very nice. Thus, we fear ourselves; We also fear that others may give in to their vile desires.

The unexpected

When something shatters our expectations, we feel shock and distress.

Elements of Absence

they take away the rules we use to deal with reality. take away things we depend on. They disturb our sense of safety and comfort and how the world should work. They yank all our certitudes out from under us;