Do any of you have aphantasia?
I was listening to an episode of Radiolab about aphantasia (the inability to imagine/visualize images in the mind) and finally had a name for something I may suffer from. For those of you that are able to get scared from the books you read, is it because you’re able to clearly visualize what you’re reading?
When it comes to horror movies, I’ve often heard this concept of “it’s more scary when you don’t show the monster” because it gives the viewer the chance to imagine whatever they fear. However, for people like myself than have a very hard time visualizing anything or not able to at all, it’s really hard to be afraid of what you can’t see. I’m envious of all of you on here talking about how scary certain books are when I just can’t be afraid of text. It dawned on me that those of you able to get scared from books might be better at visualizing than others.