We all have irrational fears, not to mention rational ones. Me? I don’t do well with snakes, but they pretty much fall into the rational variety. Anything that can sneak up on you and deliver a lethal bite is worthy of my terror.
Of the irrational sort, I am afraid of clowns. In a big way. I’m a classic Bozo-phobe. I can even trace it back to an incident when I was about two years old and was taken to see a movie in a theater for the very first time. It was a matinee, back in the day when parents would drop kids off for the afternoon, unsupervised. Basically, it was anarchy. In between the Huey, Dewey and Louie cartoon and The Shaggy Dog, a special live appearance was made by Clarabell the clown. For those who don’t know, Clarabell was Howdy Doody’s sidekick. He didn’t speak (a particularly strange affectation embraced by some clowns) and only communicated through the honking of various horns. So this creep comes charging down the aisle, the kids go ballistic, and my brain exploded.
So it may be an irrational fear, but at least I have an excuse.
What irrational fears do you have?
Andrew traveler says:
hi i am afraid of spiders,bugs, death, and fear itself
Guy the Dude says:
Irrational? uh… ghosts? Because I read you books? Yup. You have scarred me for life.
Alex Jhonson says:
I fear fear(does that make sense)????
hobeyholetsgo says:
I don’t know why, but I am deathly afraid of volcanoes.
Batu warrior says:
You fear… fear? I guess that could make sense. I only fear falling…. Not heights, just falling. It’s terrifying.
EminemismyHero says:
I meant I fear fear it self by th way this Alex jhonson changed my name sup I’m new on this blog I’m ales fraid of cockroaches those friggen nasty little demons I hate they scary+ nast
EminemismyHero says:
I mean nasty and I mean also this F#^*+=$ing auto correctness is turned on
Secretklee says:
Hi all, i’m a bit newer here too uh irration fears huh?…..well i’m scared of the dark sorta, if i hear a noise in pitch black darkness my heart will start too race and my (painfully annoying) brain will start imaging what made that sound, Same goes if i happen to be walking down the hall in complete darkness, my heartrate instantly goes up
Saint Dane says:
I fear of the unseen.Anything i cant see i dont like.
Saint Dane says:
I fear of the unseen.Anything I cant see I don’t like.How ’bout you?
Don't read my comments says:
I’m not afraid of nothin’! Except snakes
It's not a man purse it's a satchel says:
i have a friend who’s afraid of dinosaurs
Lucarleigho says:
i identify with you, Saint Dane. especially whaen im lying awake at night after i was stupid enough to wach ghosthunters before bed.
the number one thing that make me cringe above all things is the thought of (or the actual observing of) the gouging of an eye. cant stand it. makes me want to rub my eyes to make sure theyre still ok.
number two thing… splitting or broken teeth. its never happened to me before and i hope it never will.
Robert Pendragon says:
My fear is a really loud sound.That’s all nothing can look scary to me.
Nobody says:
I’m with Batu Warrior. I have no problem being on top of the Rockafeller center or whatever, but I have trouble jumping off the high dive, let alone going on roller coasters. Also, I’m deathly afraid of unexpected stimuli (which is a fancy way of saying 4D movies and people jumping out at me, which my little bro loves doing). I’ve never enjoyed sudden sensations, but my issue was made WAY worse by the 4D movie at the Insectorium in New Orleans; there are, like, pistons in the seats that attack you!
ThatRandomGuyDude says:
Im scared of the dark, falling, Gravedigger, Damon, getting shot down when I ask out a girl, weird guys that hang out in dark allys that wear leather jackets, clowns by a long shot(theres a story for that), and most of all…..drowning I love to swim but im absolutly terrified of going underwater.
Black Water says:
gravdigger scares me too. i’m afaid of small spaces (claustraphobia!), and that story about how Ree (Terry seaver) in morphues road died terrified me. hot ovens, but not open flames.
Shannon says:
Bats, bees, and things with stingers. Oh, and hypodermic needles, or needles of any sort, but I guess those count with stingers. On bats, I actually have a reasonable explanation. Bees and needles? Not so much, save the fact that the idea of having something puncture your skin is terrifying, let alone the thought of that thing puncturing your skin spewing some sort of medication or antibody into your veins. That sort of thought keeps me up at night O_O
Vo Spader says:
I can’t stand needles. I get sick just watching somebody else getting a shot. 🙁
Laura says:
Thx D.J., now i have a very rational fear of ghosts after reading your books! 😛 i was totally freaked when marsh heard all those weird noises in his house. (1st book, The Light)
Paul Barney says:
Mainly I’m afraid of werewolves, heights, falling and especially demons.
Markdimondforever says:
I’m afraid of ostriches and the Snuggle Bear.
Bobby Pendragon says:
I AM AFRAID OF SPIDERS, BUGS, AND DJ MACHALES BOOKS…. THEY JUST CREEP ME OUT (BTW PENDRAGON WASNT SO SCARY!!)
Bobby Pendragon says:
I READ THE WHOLE PENDRAGON SERIES AND JUST LOVED IT….. I WISHED I ALSO HAD A LIFE LIKE BOBBYS……FIGHTING EVIL AND GOING THROUGH FLUMES TO DIFFERENT TERRITORIES TASTING AND DRINKING DIFFERENT STUFF!!!
Bobby Pendragon says:
WHO WOUDNT WANT TO HAVE A LIFE LIKE THAT?