Interesting interview. Cool that he let out a little something of his childhood. The Shining experience I like stories like that. Could have been me. well, to tell the truth, I`m still like that today

Funny, my dad despices rats too. Well, although I like mice (got four gerbils at home), I don
t like rats, but I`m not afraid of them. ...and I wouldn`t call them my "shallow demons" (that would be snakes and probably huge spiders EEWWWW)

Gosh, I don`t even want to imagine a room stuffed with all your greatest fears. I think I`d die right away.

I was also 12 (the same age John mentions in the article) when I got totally freaked out by a movie. I saw "Poltergeist" all by myself, the first horror movie ever in my life.

Since that time I have a strong aversion for clowns. See it for yourself and then you know why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdUkPu_rXo0

Or perhaps you watch the whole movie???

That`s just so spooky, Tigerlily. I think you might have revealed a secret of my childhood. I won`t check out the link. I know it won`t do me good. Back to what I was gonna say... I catched a glimpse of Poltergesit (preview) when it was announced on TV. I don`t remember how old I was exactly, but I think I was less than 10 years old, when I saw it. Anyway, it freaked me out. I can`t remember what I`ve seen though. I know I was afraid to look into mirrors, and I don`t like clowns very much. I actually can`t stand them. But I don`t know why. Maybe it had to do with what I`ve seen? What about the clowns in that movie, Tigerlily?