What is the scariest thing you've come across or can think of?

[Autisimodo]

I'll bite.

Spoiler: Spooks

I've had a few NDE, but the scariest one was getting stalked by a big Stingray while out diving.

I'm also petrified of losing someone close to me, like a girlfriend or wife. I occasionally have Nightmares of Hell, which does play into this fear.

Happy HalloWEEN

 

[Jason Wynn]

Ending up living a life of quiet desperation. Just going through the motions, contributing only enough work and effort to get by. Too apathetic to meet people or make friends, yet simultaneously terribly lonely due to having literally no one in your life to talk to. Living your life with the realization that you haven't done anything worthwhile with it, that you've settled for mediocrity, and you look around seeing other people your age who have done so much more, who have families, who have friends and a social network, who are happy. The thought of ending up being that kind of person terrifies me.

And heights, I fucking hate heights.

 

[Coelacanth]

All right I have a couple of irrational fears like being kidnapped and used in horrifying Human Centipede-esque experiments and such, but my worst fear?

I'd have to say my worst fear is becoming Chris-Chan. Now I know Chris is more of an extreme, but the amount of 'spergs I see hurtling towards being in his position without realising it quite frankly terrifies me. To just spend your entire life in your room, sealed off from the world with only your terrible crayola maker doodles to call your friends, shitting your own pants and being laughed at by hundreds upon thousands of people? It is something I would not wish upon my worst enemy, and the horrible thing is that it's almost encouraged to act like him nowadays.

THIS FUCKING THING

Are these actual noises Jupiter made? I know this is something that scares you but this sounds wonderful to me. I'll be adding it to my ambient horror music playlist for sure!

 

[drtoboggan]

A handy j from Chris.

 

[Grinrow]

I used to go boat skiing when I was a kid and the thing that still terrifies me to this day is the blue nothingness of the ocean. Its a real primal fear when you fall off the raft and you stare out into the abyss of the ocean.

 

[FakeishNamedicoot]

The ocean itself is cool as shit. But the things it does when it's pissed off cause me distress. Tsunamis, whirlpools (but like saltstraumen sized), and fucking water spouts.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

Compare and contrast John Jones's reaction to his predicament to the people at The Station. Jones was sober, caffeine-free, chipper with Suzie and died singing religious songs, no doubt convinced he was on the way to paradise. The caffeine and drug corrupted heathens at The Station all died lashing out at everyone like wounded animals, convinced they were headed for oblivion and it was gonna hurt a lot getting there.

I think we all know which group we're in. Grab yourself a coffee.

 

[Oskar Dirlewanger]

I saw a demon/alien/interdimensional entity as a child, but the REAL scary thing is the perspective of accidental death before I spawn some children. Actual losing in the gene game and everyone in the lobby laughs at you after you die.

 

[Remove Goat]

The idea of being infested with bugs. Not like worms or parasites or anything like that, I mean like ants and beetles and roaches. There's a weird sort of primal fear for me of having my chest cavity being filled to the brim with creepy crawlies that slowly eat me from the inside out and not being able to do anything about it right then and there. The idea of shit crawling around just under my skin isn't that bad, since I can just crush it dead by slapping it hard or whatever, but when it's out of reach, literally too deep to do anything but feel it rooting around for food, which is you, things get a bit too uncomfortable.

Obligatory

 

[AltisticRight]

The furry art freakshow thread on the furfag board.

 

[Migraineur]

Like been mentioned a few times - the ocean. Especially standing in murky waters where you have no idea what might be swimming right beside you.

Number stations fascinate and yet freak me out at the same time.

Being buried alive or getting stuck while caving (caving in general really). No fucking thanks.

 

[Clop]

Are these actual noises Jupiter made? I know this is something that scares you but this sounds wonderful to me. I'll be adding it to my ambient horror music playlist for sure!

Here's some material on how it works if you're curious.

Video for your ears: What do planets sound like? | EarthSky.org

NASA Space Sounds: what happens when spacecraft are used to record radio emissions from planetary environments, which are then converted to sound waves.

earthsky.org

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

Watching my mom suffer from Cancer left me with a fear of getting it or having someone else I love die from it. It's a terrifying feeling and it's my biggest fear.
Watching someone go through something like that. Not being able to do anything to fix it.

 

[General Disarray]

Go to around 12:00 in this video and turn your sound up.
This guy was just reviewing a flashlight in a cave.

(I love this time of year, thanks for creepy thread!)

 

[MechanicusAdmin]

Ending up living a life of quiet desperation. Just going through the motions, contributing only enough work and effort to get by. Too apathetic to meet people or make friends, yet simultaneously terribly lonely due to having literally no one in your life to talk to. Living your life with the realization that you haven't done anything worthwhile with it, that you've settled for mediocrity, and you look around seeing other people your age who have done so much more, who have families, who have friends and a social network, who are happy. The thought of ending up being that kind of person terrifies me.

I am this person in this very moment.

 

[Judge Holden]

Honestly other than visceral "I really dont wanna die like that" death situations like being trapped in a cave in and left to suffocate in cramped claustrophobic hell a mile underground, my main existential fears are

1. having children: I have researched and watched too many true crime/unsolved mystery shit to know how easy it is for some sickfuck monster to abduct kids at random the moment a parent or carer gets distracted. I dont care if it is an insanely small average chance, the idea of it happening at all will never not be terrifying.

2. being trapped in a coma/paralysis that prevents me from killing myself to end it: i really fucking dont want to be left to linger when there is zero hope of recovery.

3. causing somebody else to die or kill themselves due to my actions/inactions: i sure as shit am not a saint, but if I wound up really fucking hurting somebody who truly didnt deserve it beyond repair because of shit I did or didnt do that I should have, I honestly wouldnt be able to live with myself

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

I used to go boat skiing when I was a kid and the thing that still terrifies me to this day is the blue nothingness of the ocean. Its a real primal fear when you fall off the raft and you stare out into the abyss of the ocean.

Open Water creeped me out for that reason. The thought of having a fun scuba trip only to come up to see the boat is gone and you're left in a vast ocean really made me uncomfortable and pretty much ruined scuba diving for me.

Cruise ships creep me out too. There have been way too many disappearances on them, so no thank you to that.

 

[BOONES]

Being bored after I die. Sudden loss of all gravity on earth.

 

[Answer]

Definitely suffocating. It comes from an accident I had as a kid. I was sitting high up on a tree branch when I slipped and fell, landing flat on my back on the ground. I didn't break anything (thank god) but I couldn't breathe for like 30 seconds, I literally couldn't take in air. I seriously thought I was going to die right then and there until I was finally able to take a deep breath.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

3. causing somebody else to die or kill themselves due to my actions/inactions: i sure as shit am not a saint, but if I wound up really fucking hurting somebody who truly didnt deserve it beyond repair because of shit I did or didnt do that I should have, I honestly wouldnt be able to live with myself

If you post on a forum mocking someone and they subsequently kill themselves, that's not technically your responsibility because you were just part of the pack, one droog of many, right?

Right?