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@r-m-archer

They so messed up with Raoul’s hair… he would have been 100% better had they not made his hair so awful…

Oh absolutely!! I felt a pity that made me want to hug the Phantom in the movie and slap Christine silly, but in the book… maybe that was part of the horror is that I felt confused about how I pitied him. It was a loftier pity that was very much there, but I didn’t feel the same level of compassion. I didn’t want Christine to be stuck with him, but exactly what could be done… There was no good ending for the Phantom. All I could do was feel the pain of something so twisted and terrible existing and feel pain for his broken life.

@sarah-inkdragon

Hmm, something that horrifies me…. to be honest, I don’t really know. I suppose blind ignorance or forced ignorance by a powerful cause is horrifying, if that counts. Being forced to withhold a certain amount of naivety because of some power ruling over you doesn’t sound fun.

Ugh… that is awful… and willing ignorance… That drives me up the wall because, yes, I totally agree. Worlds fall and will continue to fall because of willing ignorance as long as life goes on.

Hmmm… Horror and terror. That is true that there’s a difference. I think in stories I’m more easily horrified than terrified. I think for me being confronted with how cruel and ugly things can become can horrify me, not because I didn’t expect it or believe it possible, but because of their nature. Being robbed of dignity while a person’s mind and soul are still powerful horrifies me… Or specifically when someone’s body is disfigured whether living or dead… that has always horrified me. It won’t scare me necessarily, but it will horrify me.