IT, Fear Response and the Spectre of Childhood Trauma - A Deeper Look
The new IT movie might have let down a bit on the scares, but as a study of fear and childhood trauma, wrapped in coming-of-age adventure film, it's actually quite brilliant.
But what is fear, and how does childhood trauma affect us in later life?
In this video I explore my thoughts on these and many related topics, somehow working my way around to childhood trauma, Dissociative Identity Disorder, MK Ultra and Project Monarch!
Hang on to your pants :)
And if you got through all that, thanks for watching ! Some of these ideas are pretty fringe, so I would love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment and let's discuss!
PS: Does anyone know if I can link Bitchute videos here? I'd love to support them rather than YouTube!
Links and Further Viewing
Pennywise - Why is IT Scary? | Darkology #14:
How Fear is Wired in the Brain:
The effect of trauma on the brain (TEDx):
The Impact of Fear on Children:
Clown Sightings and Facebook Experiments (Truthstream Media):
Stephan Molyneux on circumcision:
Top 10 Horrific Manhood Tests:
MK-Ultra Mind-Control Documentary (Jay Myers):
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Bookmarking to read later and watch later. Thanks. Very interesting speculation. Now that you mention it.. they were very clever to use trauma this way in the writing of the script. I just saw the movie last night. It was quite well done.
Yeah, taken as a straight horror movie, it didn't quite measure up, but as an exploration of childhood trauma, it's really clever.
I read the book as a kid and never understood why King had the characters defeat IT twice, 27 years apart. It just seemed redundant at the time, at best creating a contrast between how children and adults handle conflict.
Watching the movie helped it click for me. That's what trauma is -- it always bites twice, and the second time is a bitch.