T.L. Bodine is the author of RIVER OF SOULS, the Wattpad-exclusive THE HOUND, and many other tales of horror. She's interested in uncanny, fantastic things, and the way real people with real problems interact with them.

When not writing, she can usually be found watching horror movies, playing story-heavy video games, or experimenting in the kitchen.

She lives in New Mexico with her husband, David, and two small dogs.

Friday, January 20, 2023

Thalassophobia and the Horrors of the Deep, Dark Sea

 


Thalassophobia: The fear of deep bodies of water.


People with this fear are not concerned with water itself. They will happily bathe and drink and dance in the rain. It’s the depth that concerns them. The vast, dark reaches of the sea, the stillness under the surface of pools with no visible floor. They fear that endless expansive abyss, and the things that might be lurking there, sight unseen, just waiting for you to come within reach…


The question is not so much why people fear the ocean, but rather…why wouldn’t you?


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