The genre of horror–and the holiday of Halloween–allow us to safely explore our fears. We construct a fence between the unknown, and ourselves and our loved ones. Horror and Halloween allow us to approach that fence, peek over it or through it, maybe throw things at it. Then we go safely home at night, far away from our dark security fence to our safe, warmly-lit home.
Horror and Halloween allow us to explore true fear, which is that sudden jolt at 3 a.m. when you think that maybe there is a weakness in the fence or one of the gates might be unlatched. Or maybe you heard one of those eerie noises that only comes from the wrong side of the fence.
Do you go out on the dark and check, or do you hide under your blankets and wait for the safety of dawn?
Welcome to the rehearsal for that choice, Dollop-style.
coulrophobia: fear of clowns
- Episode 4: Ghosts
- Dollopween 2: Vintage Halloween Costumes
- Dollopween 14: Phantom Clown From Nopetown
aquaphobia: fear of water
arachnophobia: fear of spiders
odontophobia: fear of dentists/dentistry
taphophobia: fear of being buried alive
thalassophobia: fear of the sea
claustrophobia: fear of enclosure
chionophobia: fear of snow
- Dollopween 3: John Lawson House
- Episode 101: The Death of George Washington
- Episode 108: Douglas Mawson
agoraphobia: fear of being too far from a safe place
athazagoraphobia: being forgotten or ignored
- Episode 11: Lobotomy
- Book Review: My Lobotomy
- Dear Dr. Freeman
- Episode 62: John Brinkley
- Episode 93: The Three Jesuses
- Episode 95: Henry Heimlich
atomosophobia: fear of atomic explosions
- Episode 20: David Hahn
- No one needs that many smoke detectors
- Episode 72: The Hanford Site
- Atomic Frontier Days
- Episode 99: Radium Girls
aviophobia: fear of flying
- Episode 29: The Pinto
- Special episode: Dole Plane Race
- The News Machine Never Changes
- Episode 113: Reg Spiers
bibliophobia: fear of books/learning
I am afraid of people who have this fear.
bufonophobia: fear of toads
leporiphobia: fear of rabbits
cacophobia: fear of ugliness
ageteophobia: fear of insanity
agrizoophobia: fear of wild animals
- Episode 30: The Taxidermist
- Episode 104: The Hippo Plot
- The Hippo Plot Thickens
- Episode 111: The Emu War
- Australian Tour 2: Cane Toads!
- Australian Tour 2: Bunnies!
aichmophobia: fear of needles/pointed objects
- Episode 11: Lobotomy
- Book Review: My Lobotomy
- Dear Dr. Freeman
- Episode 62: John Brinkley
- Balls, glorious balls, in your balls
alektorophobia: fear of chickens
astrophobia: fear of stars/celestial space
Now, you know I would never leave you alone in the dark, without arming you with a book. Books are weapons against fear. I have a very special instructional manual to help you wind your way through the darkness to check the security of your fence, and to make it back safely to your warm bed and the light.
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And by the by, samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. Boo.
And by the by, samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. Boo.
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