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I feel like now the real world is much more scarier than horror in media, I kinda got desensitized to fear in horror games. Still scary, but I remember being much more terrified when I was younger.

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[โ€“] Libb@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As far as movies are concerned, it was a lot more scarier when I was younger. Like mentioned, I think the vast majority of horror movies are just... costume playing. One exception, that is not strictly speaking an horror movie but still is a movie that did really scared the hell out of me the first I watched it is Jacob's Ladder. I was pinned & terrified.

As far as books are concerned, it depends who I'm reading as getting older I've been introduced to real... I would not say scary writers but real disturbing. Those that will not shy away from the most... delicate topics.

[โ€“] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

Want to share some of those writers? It's not easy to find books that are actually disturbing.