October 7, 2025
Movies give us the gift of fear in a safe package. We watch the monster leap from the shadows, the car crash in slow motion, or the villain rise from the dead, and then the credits roll. We can breathe again. But real life? No music cues. No director yelling “cut.” Just raw fear, unfiltered.
For me, it’s car accidents. Hollywood makes them look like a stuntman’s playground, cars flip, explode, and somehow the hero crawls out with just a scrape. In real life, the sound of brakes and the crunch of metal make your stomach drop in a way that doesn’t leave you when the scene is over. Even a fender-bender shakes you more than any horror film could.
Another one: medical emergencies. On screen, someone clutches their chest, and within minutes, there’s a doctor saving them dramatically. In real life, waiting for an ambulance feels like time itself has broken. Every second stretches into forever.
That’s the thing about fear—it feels entertaining when you can close the book or turn off the TV. But when it shows up in the real world, with no escape hatch, it’s something else entirely.
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