[ELI5] How/why—psychologically—are little children so scary when it comes to ghosts/horror-mediums when IRL kids are probably the least scary things on the planet?
I see it as a mix of a corruption of innocence and the fact that children are extremely pure in their emotions. A happy child is pure untainted happiness. A mad child has no filter to tone their rage. Just imagine what a calculating bloodthirsty child would be…..
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