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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Deep Dark Fears by Fran Krause is a free NetGalley epicturebook that I flipped through during Labor Day. It was a little bit difficult to follow along with while using my Kindle app on my phone, but, putting that aside, I wanted to focus on the quality of the comicstrips.
Krause's deep dark fears mostly rotate around mortality, the mysterious nature of mirrors, and assumptions about the human body. Some of these concepts came up recently during a Facebook article about 'lies' that parents tell their children, which happened to include Krause's mother's reference to carrying your guts in a laundry basket if you mess with your bellybutton too much (eww).
Krause's deep dark fears mostly rotate around mortality, the mysterious nature of mirrors, and assumptions about the human body. Some of these concepts came up recently during a Facebook article about 'lies' that parents tell their children, which happened to include Krause's mother's reference to carrying your guts in a laundry basket if you mess with your bellybutton too much (eww).
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my irrational fears: when I was a kid I was afraid a swarm of bees would come and sting my butt in the middle of the night, so I was afraid to sleep on my side.
I thought the evil easter bunny from bill & ted's bogus journey would hop for me & murder me if I didn't run into the house fast enough when it was dark out.
I was afraid one day I'd discover a gateway to hell in the basement closet including a big neon HELL sign with an arrow pointing down (I think I was kinda into this idea).
Current ones: I'm gonna trip and knock all my front teeth out, Any form of accident or health crisis while alone in my house with nobody to call 911. I COULD KEEP GOING.
I thought the evil easter bunny from bill & ted's bogus journey would hop for me & murder me if I didn't run into the house fast enough when it was dark out.
I was afraid one day I'd discover a gateway to hell in the basement closet including a big neon HELL sign with an arrow pointing down (I think I was kinda into this idea).
Current ones: I'm gonna trip and knock all my front teeth out, Any form of accident or health crisis while alone in my house with nobody to call 911. I COULD KEEP GOING.
An excellent collection of short comics. They range from creepy to hilarious, so this is a worthwhile book if you like either.
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Okay, so most of these fears are completely unfounded. Except that one about getting sucked into an escalator and being forced to live out the rest of your existence as a mall cop. That's like two separate fears getting together and having a baby. A big, giant baby. Also, that fear of falling through the ice and not being able to get back to the hole because of the current. I have to thank Metallica for that one. The song is called "Trapped Under Ice" and it's on the Ride the Lightning album. So yeah, Metallica led me to ponder what it's like to be trapped under ice. I don't have a fear of being pushed into a trash compactor but do worry that when I open the door some ROUS will jump out at me. Am I the only one who is surprised by how many people are apparently freaked out by their reflections?
Lots of fears involving mirrors! Lots of fears involving mistaking your dream life for your waking life and vice versa! But they didn't include my fear of "accidentally" dropping my keys off a bridge into traffic. In spite of this omission, this is a superb book.