About
Tiny Terrors is a horror anthology series focusing on the frightening parts of every day life. Combined with a fascination of the body, the monsters in our head, and how close we are to tragedy, the anthology aims to find inspiration in our fragility, and connection to the potential tragedies of the every day.
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At any given minute, we’re unknowingly dodging disaster at every corner. It’s a skill, and also a curse, to be able to walk into a coffee shop and assess all the ways things can go horribly wrong: maybe the ceiling fan will dislodge and decapitate us, maybe a broken container of bleach leaked into the coffee grounds and that cold brew is toxic, or maybe a small electrical surge will cause the bagel toaster to ignite. There’s endless possibilities of what can happen, and being able to tap into that final destination thread is incredibly inspiring. For any of us, we’re all so squishy and it’s so easy to make a fatal mistake, it’s really a miracle any of us are still alive.
If this has taught me anything, it’s that we should be more open and willing to share what scares us. Fears aren’t meant to be precious, and it’s ok to never overcome them. I think they make up so much of who we are as people, individually and together. But we can help each other a little along the way by destigmatizing them, and making these phobias and their monsters smaller. We can relate with one another based on the things we’re all afraid of, especially if they’re obscure. I always ask people what their “weird phobias” are. To be clear, I don’t think any fear is weird, but I can understand if someone else is afraid to share what they’re afraid of. I love hearing what people say, because it’s a real behind-the-curtain look into how they think. Knowing what someone is afraid of is somewhat kind of intimate, and I really enjoying sharing that with people. We all have our own little monster following us around. I also think that, at some point, statistically, everything will probably happen. So if someone wants to make me aware of my sandal getting stuck in an escalator, I’m going to think about that the next time I’m on one, and that might just save my life.
For Tiny Terrors, I want to focus on those phobias, the new and bizarre ones that run through our head every day. The things we never think will happen, or could never even believe are possible. Circumstance and the sheer improbability of certain disasters happening are just ridiculously fun sometimes, so I think being able to combine those awfully grotesque scenarios with a sense of humor is the perfect space to play around in. I find that horror doesn’t need to be scary, it can just be upsetting and conflicting. The perfect recipe of this-is-funny-until-it’s-not kind of vibe. And I find that kind of emotional turmoil is actually quite serious, because you’d been laughing or finding something humorous, but then it’s also deeply disturbing, and you have to question that in yourself. And when they stop being funny, that’s the real magic. As much as I want people to laugh, in the end I’d also like them to consider each and every one of these new fears, and walk away with a dozen new phobias themselves. Tiny Terrors will explore a range of fears in a bite-sized format. So, are you a fan of delicious flavor?