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[deckardcanine]

You know the concept of the uncanny valley? Basically, theory holds that a non-human with a certain amount of similarity to a real human will creep us out. The threshold varies by individual.

Well, it just occurred to me that I don't seem to have a threshold. I understand intellectually why this stuff bothers other people, but when it bothers me, it's for reasons that need not have anything to do with the uncanny. Zombies, for instance, are typically putrid, dangerous, and a sign of a miserable future; I'm about equally scared by the Blob.

Does this mean I'm unusually accepting? Or just unusually wired for emotions? FWIW, seeing and hearing gross stuff doesn't kill my appetite.

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Scary humanoids

[akktri.livejournal.com]

It depends on how the scary thing resembles a human. For example, I find the idea of The Man In The Dark is horrifying. Just having something with a human figure silently lurking in your house, behind you as you're looking at Livejournal at 3 in the morning. He's in the closet, and he has the shape of a man. He's in the hallway. You can sense him lurking back there, behind you. Behind you...

Re: Scary humanoids

[akktri.livejournal.com]

Behind you...
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