Hello fellow horror lovers. I have something more personal to share with you today. If that's not your deal, feel free to stop by again soon - I'll be back to the usual programming soon.
It'll be a week tomorrow since an individual targeting Mexicans attacked innocent people at a local WalMart in my hometown of El Paso, Texas. There have been plenty of articles and news bites talking about my beloved city. Some of it true, some of it stretched. My reality and truth is that El Paso is my home - I was born and raised here and I can't see myself anywhere else. A lot of it because of roots...and now much more because of how hesitant I am of the world outside of home. When people say El Paso is different than other cities, it is not just us being naive or oblivious - El Paso is truly different. Time moves slower and it's more enjoyable. The people are sweet and helpful. Some parts of the city and its people are stuck in a different time. I found myself angry, sad, and distraught after Saturday's events. I work in mental health and I know that these feelings will stay with me for awhile...maybe forever in differing degrees. I find myself wanting some solace in cheap reality television (hello Big Brother), and horror. I started re-watching the Scream series on Netflix and I'm looking forward to staying home this weekend and checking out La Llorona. At the same time that I'm finding my peace in a genre known for its lack of peace, I'm wondering how I can do that. Is it because I've watched horror since I was a kid? Because I've been reading ghost stories since I could pick up a book? Horror, by definition, incites anxiety - so how can it help me with my own very real anxiety? Although it is coming from a different POV than me, I find the article How Horror is My Coping Mechanism by Paul Le describes it best when he says, "More than ever, I relate to the desire for survival." I honestly never would have thought of it in that way, but now that I read that line - it makes sense to me. There is comfort in its familiarity, but now? Yes, I find comfort in survival.
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