A short excerpt from a YouTube conversation in which two speakers recall the user's grandmother and how her fears shaped storytelling choices. The grandmother contrasts conventional ‘scary stories’ with the real-life fear of people and danger at home; speakers reflect on how those memories influenced their approach to telling stories.
Do you remember those conversations with your grandma?
Like, absolutely.
Like, what would you ask her?
I didn't even have to ask her. It was about telling these stories all the time. My grandma was like, I don't need scary stories. I don't get scared of scary stories. I'm scared of people. Scared of people. I'm scared to close my eyes at night because the house might be set on fire. That's what scared them. That's what their horror was.
How do you think that those conversations with your grandma about that affected your storytelling?
Wanting to be as authentic as possible, I strive to get a visceral reaction out of people in some way, whether it's tears of joy, fear, or whatever, because listening to the stories that she told me, I felt something in every single story.
