I also think horror is more horrifying for people who believe in an afterlife because, while being dead is objectively bad by atheistical standards, being rendered impure by monstrous contamination and therefore denied eternal afterlife / a better reincarnation / resting in peace / whatevz is maybe a more extreme existential threat for believers than merely being dead is for non-believers? It's fear of the unknown FOREVER.
no subject
Date: Feb. 16th, 2026 08:40 pm (UTC)