How does horror literature actually scare? How can people be

it's usually about the concepts underlying those words

>>9044587
how can people be afraid of pictures on a screen? I will say that I think the "uncanny" is better portrayed in literature than film.

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>>9044587
>The words don't activate his imagination and make the scene play out like a movie in his head

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i used to read a lot of scary stuff as a teen. what was the eery part was knowing that some sick mind has come up with it and that big chunks were adapten from real life incidents. also, sneak peeking into the possible mindset of psychopaths fascinated me. plus i am a sick asshat that gets strangely aroused by gross scenes