From DAY OF THE WOMAN
It's been really horrifying and I'll be the first to admit I've avoided blogging on here or on Icons of Fright because I always leave a little piece of myself in everything that I write. Knowing that I could very well be gone in a flash, I've been selfishly holding on to each piece I have left. I've always prided myself on being a strong woman, but god damn if cancer doesn't make you feel the most vulnerable you ever will. I've always watched a large amount of horror movies, but since being diagnosed I've found myself almost exclusively watching horror. From my initial emergency room visit to the entire hospital stay and now in recovery, my media consumption has been dominated by horror movies (Well, and Monday night viewings of RuPaul's Drag Race). It's one thing to explain away watching some of the depraved stuff you see in horror movies when you're healthy, but how can you watch horror when you're dying?
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