Cool Halloween Trivia: The Most Common Phobias In The World



Posted: Friday, October 31, 2008

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Halloween is definitely one of the most fun seasons in the year! This is the time of the year that many fanatics of horror and all things scary (and a lot of those who aren't really) come out and converge in several parties, move/video game marathons, and trick or treat sessions. It is a time filled with laughter and excitement that many people forget what Halloween is actually glorifying-all the fears and phobias of humanity since civilization began!

This fear is concentrated more on the supernatural and the unknown but fear is exactly what Halloween capitalizes to make itself such an effective cultural phenomenon. It takes all the irrational fears of humanity, renders it impotent and markets it as a harmless and cathartic celebration. In honor of this fact, here is a list of some of the most common phobias that befall people of all shapes and sizes:

l    Ophidiophobia: Blame it on the bible if you want, but the fact is that even if they read the book of Genesis or not, many people live in mortal fear of snakes. Many would claim that Western culture is much to blame for this unreasonable hatred of these animals but there are indeed snakes that can kill people with one bite or literally crush the life out of us, so at least in some part, this fear may be justified.
l    Brontophobia: Ever since we were kids a lot of us have been afraid of the sound of thunder. The quick booms that resound in the night made us quiver so much that our parents had to create stories like the angels playing bowling to make it all alright. Actually in itself, thunder is quite harmless-just watch out for its partner, lightning.
l    Thanatophobia: This is one of the most common phobias around and one of the biggest ones that Halloween builds itself around on. Thanatophobia refers to the fear of death, which almost all of us possess to some capacity. What makes thanatophobia different from the similar term necrophobia is that while the latter is concerned with death in its more general form, thanatophobia refers to more of a fear of your own death, making it much more personal and potent than necrophobia.

These are just a few of the fears that make living a whole lot more exciting and fills this Halloween season with wonder. If you want more examples of the most common phobias around, just visit: http://crunkish.com/ten-most-common-phobias/.
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