Saturday, March 19, 2011
Fascination with Ghosts
So I went to Key West for Spring Break and had a blast, but while there I saw that they had these buses that drove around giving a "ghost tour" of the town. I have seen similar tours in places like Charleston and Savannah but I didn't realize they had them in Key West as well. Upon investigation i found that Key West actually has a rich history in the supernatural that can be read about here: http://ghostsagogo.com/keywest.html. My question is why are people so fascinated by ghost stories? Our lust for scaring ourselves drives the horror genre of books and movies along with businesses like these that can be found in an incredible amount of cities across America. I wouldn't think that scaring people could provide employment for so many people when in fact it does. Just thought I would share my revalation with you guys and get your thoughts on it. Hope everyone had a great Spring Break!
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I think we like ghost stories for the same reason we like roller coasters, we just want the adrenaline rush that comes with being scared.
Basically what Kirstin said. I think it is all for the rush and to some degree for desensitization. If you see something scary once, if it really happens, you wont be scared as much.
But most likely it is just for the rush.
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