Looking back HORROR STORIES

FROM FRANKENSTEIN TO FREDDY KRUEGER, MONSTERS ARE ENDURINGLY FASCINATING. IT SEEMS WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF SCARING OURSELVES SILLY

Words: TRACEY SINCLAIR

“We love scary stories, especially in the chill nights of autumn” You might think the world is terrifying enough right now, but despite that – or perhaps because of it – there’s been a surge of interest in the scary. Horror book sales are soaring, shows like Stranger Things are huge hits, and Hollywood is cashing in with original stories (A Quiet Place; the Oscar-winning Get Out) and rehashed classics (the 2017 remake of Stephen King’s IT has made over $700 million). With Jamie Lee Curtis returning to the Halloween franchise this autumn and a TV series based on The Blair Witch Project in the works, it seems our appetite for horror shows no signs of abating. So, what makes us so keen on being scared? And have we always been…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2018

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