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15 things I find scary or creepy

Not sure why I'm making this list, but here I am.

  1. Spider. They scuttle and some can kill you.
  2. The dark. What could be out there?
  3. Insects with a lot of legs in the bathtub. They're always a surprise and it's the worst.
  4. Internet and phones suddenly dying. This has only happened once, but I did think I was in a horror movie.
  5. People staring blankly at you. I just find it unnerving.
  6. Things that look like hands but aren't. Maybe this is uncanny valley stuff?
  7. Mannequins. This one is probably uncanny valley.
  8. A lot of holes next to each other. I forget what this phobia is called, but it makes my teeth feel funny.
  9. When answering machines use the first person. Okay so this only happened once, but I was unnerved when the machine said "I will take your message."
  10. Dreams that are too real. I hate not being able to quite tell when I wake up if it was a dream or not.
  11. Dense fog. I guess this is like the dark in that I can't see what's ahead, but also adds a fantastical element.
  12. Deep water. There are too many things in the ocean.
  13. Heights. Yep I definitely have a fear of heights.
  14. The feeling of being followed. This actually sometimes just happens when I'm going up the stairs and the lower level is dark, but it's unnerving.
  15. The danger noise that squirrels make. I'm sure it has a name, but I don't know what it is, but it feels like something out of a horror movie.

(Prompt by me)
Photo by D Sharon Pruitt.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scared_Child_at_Nighttime.jpg

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