I remember not wanting to fall asleep because I thought Freddy Krueger might get me. I never looked into a gutter because IT the clown might be in there. I definitely never went camping because my family was poor, but even if I could have gone I would not have because Jason might have been there. I have never been to Haddonfield Illinois but I always looked over my shoulder for Michael Myers when I went trick or treating. So what has changed since then? Why am I not scared anymore? It might be because I'm a grown man. That can't be it. I still play video games and watch cartoons on Sunday morning in my pajamas eating coco roos and apple zaps. I think it's because we are all desensitized by real life issues. Watching the eleven o clock news is scarier than Jason. I'm scared Al-Qaeda will get me before Freddy does. When I go to the ATM at night I'm not looking out for IT the clown, I'm looking out for the tall man in his mid twenties wearing a hooded sweat shirt that I saw on the news. The most terrifying thing now is wondering how I'm going to pay my bills. I would rather run for an hour from Michael Myers while he slowly walks behind me, then, when I stumble and fall down he makes up the distance between us in five seconds (how does that happen?), than to have a creditor chase me down while I run from him for seven years(collections stay on your credit report for seven years, someone told me that, I personally would not know HELLO). So, now you know why last night when I watched Paranormal Activity I was not scared. I'm not scared of ghosts, but I am scared of becoming one.