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Cryptic Terrors: Esoteric Phobias in Narrative Lore
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- 1. Phobia of ghosts — a spectral dread in gothic fiction
- 3. The terror of phantasms, ethereal and elusive apparitions
- 9. Fear of disorder or untidiness — chaos personified
- 11. Fear of strangers, often haunting alien encounters
- 12. Unease toward machines – metallic menace in dystopian tales
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- 2. Fear of dogs — loyal beasts turned into fearful foes
- 4. Fear of falling stars or cosmic disasters in sci-fi legends
- 5. Imaginary fear of flying spirits, wings unseen
- 6. Claustrophobic fear of concealed or hidden spaces underground
- 7. Fear of dystopias, fictional realms of dark futures
- 8. Dread of hands grasping — a gripping terror
- 10. Anxiety about certain places; beware of haunted locales
- 13. Classical dread of darkness that shadows nocturnal tales
- 14. Aversion to the sun, a hidden gloom in bright realms
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