Some fears are obvious and visible.

A dark cobweb covered basement.

An old axe propped up in the corner of the garage with something red along its edge.

Maybe rust.

Or maybe something else.

Many fears you see can be documented, even photographed.

But others can't.

Some fears are like the wind.

The only proof it exists is in the way it affects other things.

That cool feeling on your skin.

The way the leaves in the tree sway back and forth.

And just like the wind, there are fears that we can only point out thanks to their effects.

One of the best places to feel that breeze, so to speak, is Hollywood.

The stories that entertain us the most seem to tap into the deep unseen fears that we all

struggle with.

It's like touching the tip of your tongue to a nine volt battery.

You hate the sensation, but there's something disturbingly attractive about it.

One of the biggest themes to come out of Hollywood over the past few decades by far has been

one of isolation, loss, and disaster.

Things like I am legend and alien dip into this pool as do small screen shows like The

Walking Dead and Battlestar Galactica.

We're obsessed with the idea.

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