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Loved this collection of fears, because they mirror some of mine, and others make me feel a lot less irrational than usual!
“On the inside you’re a robot. You’ve always been a robot. Back when you were made, robots were clunky and crude, so, out of pity, everyone pretends that you pass for human.”
“I’m afraid that one night, I’ll try to take out my contact lens, but I’ll forget that I’m not wearing them, and I’ll accidentally pull off my cornea.”
“I fear that, one day, I’ll hear my mother’s voice calling for help from the attic, but on the way there, she’ll pull me aside, because she heard it too.”
“In the future, I’ll get a teleporter, and I’ll teleport somewhere fun, but someone will already be there, and we’ll be stuck together forever.”
“When I was a kid I worried that when I woke up, I’d find my family having breakfast with my doppelgänger, we would fight to the death, and then my family would peacefully finish breakfast.”
“Barefoot, carrying dirty dishes to the kitchen sink in the dark, I worry that I’ll drop them. Then I’ll be stuck, surrounded by invisible shards of glass, waiting for sunrise.”
“I’m afraid that one night, I’ll try to take out my contact lens, but I’ll forget that I’m not wearing them, and I’ll accidentally pull off my cornea.”
“I fear that, one day, I’ll hear my mother’s voice calling for help from the attic, but on the way there, she’ll pull me aside, because she heard it too.”
“In the future, I’ll get a teleporter, and I’ll teleport somewhere fun, but someone will already be there, and we’ll be stuck together forever.”
“When I was a kid I worried that when I woke up, I’d find my family having breakfast with my doppelgänger, we would fight to the death, and then my family would peacefully finish breakfast.”
“Barefoot, carrying dirty dishes to the kitchen sink in the dark, I worry that I’ll drop them. Then I’ll be stuck, surrounded by invisible shards of glass, waiting for sunrise.”
ARC provided by Ten Speed Press through Netgalley
I had seen a few of Fran Krause's comics around tumblr, so when I saw this book on Netgalley I simply had to read it!
Thankfully I was approved because it was a delightful read!
Krause accepts submissions of tumblr users' darkest fears and draws them in a charming art style, bringing them to life and giving them the humour needed to soften the horror they represent.
One thing I experienced, when I saw his comics on tumblr, was that I not only shared quite a few of the deep dark fears drawn, but that I would also end up with new fears I didn't have before...
For instance, a fear I have:
A new fear these comics have given me:
If you like funny comics and scary things please give this a try, I recommend it!
Check out the Deep Dark Fears tumblr!
Both hilarious and somewhat disturbing, Deep Dark Fears wonderfully illustrated some of my deep held fears, and introduced me to some new fears to indulge too. Yay.
The short comic panels were delightfully uncomfortable at times. At other times they were laugh out loud (but in a subdued, toe clenching way) funny. I thought I was the only one to try to appease my murderous dolls before bed, but it seems others had that same thought and buried them under a pile of books.
Other fears were more existential, such as fearing that each time one loves, one's capacity or limit of love is diminished.
A fear to add in future book
The short comic panels were delightfully uncomfortable at times. At other times they were laugh out loud (but in a subdued, toe clenching way) funny. I thought I was the only one to try to appease my murderous dolls before bed, but it seems others had that same thought and buried them under a pile of books.
Other fears were more existential, such as fearing that each time one loves, one's capacity or limit of love is diminished.
A fear to add in future book
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
From Fran Krause’s ongoing webcomic, Deep Dark Fears, was among my favorite comics I read last year. A quick read, it was expanded for its print edition making it definitely worth looking at even if you are already a fan of his work online. This was my first introduction to his work, so I’m definitely a fan now! Illustrating the secret fears submitted by fans, Krause highlights the absurd, horrible, humorous, and personal aspects of what scares us.
Krause’s vivid but muted colors and comic but expressive, diverse characters, with their trademark cutely angular noses, well suit the confessional aspects of these deep dark fears. The comics detail both fears as understandable as falling through the ice (especially to this Minnesotan) or slipping and impaling yourself on one of those spiky iron fences, as well ones maybe just I find relatable, like the idea there is someone nearby who could be reading your thoughts, or that the person behind the mirror could be plotting to kill and replace you. In any case, Krause’s work is both funny and poignant, and really captures those illogical thoughts that lurk in the back of everyone’s heads. I, of course, also appreciated those old school D&D easter eggs!
Krause’s vivid but muted colors and comic but expressive, diverse characters, with their trademark cutely angular noses, well suit the confessional aspects of these deep dark fears. The comics detail both fears as understandable as falling through the ice (especially to this Minnesotan) or slipping and impaling yourself on one of those spiky iron fences, as well ones maybe just I find relatable, like the idea there is someone nearby who could be reading your thoughts, or that the person behind the mirror could be plotting to kill and replace you. In any case, Krause’s work is both funny and poignant, and really captures those illogical thoughts that lurk in the back of everyone’s heads. I, of course, also appreciated those old school D&D easter eggs!
the art style is very pleasing, as are the short comics. i really enjoyed this study of human anxieties, and how most of us are afraid of things that are mundane, or simply impossible