![]() ![]() These stories get under my skin, spark my worst imaginings, and inspire me to want to share that fear with readers. ![]() Which is terrifying enough on its own…īut for me, that kind of fear pales in comparison to the terror of isolation-of being alone and far from any assistance when the unimaginable happens, whether that be the brutality of nature, a cruel human enemy, or some malignant evil with its sights set on you. Yes, all of those things prove not very helpful to Laurie Strode, but all of that horror is unfolding in a community. There are police in Haddonfield, and neighbors, and a hospital. People who might otherwise be able to help are either not at home, or they are suspicious of pranksters, or they don’t want to get involved, but there are other people. The children she is protecting have run screaming down the street. ![]() Curtis’s character, Laurie Strode, is out on the street banging on the doors of neighbors’ houses, screaming for help. As I sat down to write, an image arose in my thoughts-Jamie Lee Curtis in John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 horror film, Halloween. ![]()
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