Interesting meditation on how fear drives our urge to write...

https://horrortree.com/the-shape-of-the-unknown-why-fear-still-rules-us/

I'm always interested in why we read or write horror. Why willingly create something that is designed to stir up pleasant feelings. Why willingly consume something that will stir up unpleasant feelings?

Why do those unpleasant feelings feel so good for some of us?

It's something I'll be wrestling with for my whole writing career.

As a writer I've always found that it's longstanding preoccupations without simple answers that provide the engine for creativity; not clear and achievable goals and objectives