Just to show how different people are, my experience was the opposite. My parents never censored anything (within reason), but reading let my imagination fill i

Just to show how different people are, my experience was the opposite. My parents never censored anything (within reason), but reading let my imagination fill in the blanks to a more disturbing level than movies could offer. Even stories from pretty silly books like "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark" would leave me freaked out for days, and then of course I would go back and read them again like an idiot. Audio tapes by Jackie Torrence, a great storyteller, would also get me good. Meanwhile I could watch all the classic horror movies, Freddy, et al. without as much issue...still scary as hell but in a more superficial, short-term way. It also could have something to do with the fact that I watched movies with other people, whereas reading/listening I was usually alone in my bed at night. You have a point about terrorist beheadings though...can't watch them. I guess cause I know it's real life and the empathy is too much.