"Have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"
-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell Tale Heart
True artists will tell you that it's about being uncomfortable with what might happen. They want to hear you scream into the night, see what can't be seen, find your inmost internal fear. It's not a life worth living if you don't get goosebumps and run, jump and grab out, or feel pale sweat on your neck. There is no cure for the things that go bump in the night. We all get one Halloween. We all get one night of restless sleep to remember we're never alone. The real haunt is in your head, it's about facing what you swear you won't. Take that deep breath, and walk right in. Open your eyes, get a good look, you get one night, use it wisely.
Lesson #29: Know what haunts you.
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