S3 B1-B2 DIGITAL CAMPFIRE STORIES: FEAR & TECNOLOGY

to be drawn to sth

to feel attracted or interested in sth

to tap into primal fears

to use or access basic human fears

eerie tale

a strange frightening story

to consume stories

to read or watch stories

in a controlled environment

in a safe setting where you have control

safe exposure to terror

experiencing fear in a way that is not dangerous

to experience the adrenaline rush of fear

to feel the exciting and thrilling body reaction that fear creates

exhilarated and eager for more

excited and wanting to continue

mundane familiar environments

everyday ordinary places

to amplify sth's impact

to make the effect of sth stronger

reveals a sinister undertone

to show a dark hidden meaning

supernatural

beyond natural or scientific explanation

relatable contexts

situations that people can connect to their own lives

to blur the line between fiction and reality

to make it unclear what is real and what is made up

urban legend

a modern story widely believed to be true but usually false

plausible

seeming reasonable or believable

to grow exponentially

to increase very rapidly

eyewitness accounts

reports from people who claim to have seen sth

to enhance sth

to improve or make sth better

to heighten the horror

to increase the level of fear

to speculate

to guess or form opinions without complete information

glimpse of sth

a brief view or look at sth

to draw on childhood fears

to use fears from when people were children

haunting

disturbing, unable to be forgotten

emotionally resonant

creating strong emotional responses, relatable

spine-chilling

extremely frightening

to swear off horror

to promise to stop watching horror

sleepover party

an event when friends stay at sb's house overnight

to conquer/overcome one's fear

to successfully control or defeat fear

to put on a brave face

to act confident even when feeling scared

traumatizing

causing severe emotional distress

for the sake of one's mental health

to protect one's emotional well-being

to indulge in sth

to allow yourself or another person to have sth enjoyable, especially more than is good for you

to come up with workarounds

to find alternative solutions to a problem

frightened

feeling afraid or scared

to endure sth

to experience and go through sth difficult and unpleasant

to live vicariously through sb else

to experience sth indirectly through another person

to miss out on sth

to not experience sth that others are enjoying

slasher film

a horror movie featuring a killer who murders people

to have a hard time doing sth

to find sth difficult to do

empathetic

able to understand and share the feelings of others

to put oneself into the characters' place

to imagine being in the same situation as the characters

to sit on the sideline

to watch without participating

to acclimate oneself to horror movies

to gradually get used to scary films

to handle sth

to deal with or manage sth successfully

to utilize lifelike special effects

to use realistic visual effects

to tense up

to become tight and stiff from nervousness

desensitization

the process of becoming less sensitive to sth through repeated exposure

to work up the courage

to build enough bravery to do sth

distorted humanoid entity

creatures that look like twisted versions of humans

horror tolerance

ability to handle frightening content

paranormal creatures

supernatural beings

gruesome imagery / visuals

disturbing and violent graphic images

fear-evoking

causing feelings of fear

to evoke repulsion / tension

to cause feelings of strong disgust / stress

to send shivers down one's spine

to make sb feel scared or excited

to pose a risk of sth

to create a danger or possibility of sth happening

corpse

a dead body

visceral reaction

a strong emotional response felt in the body

scenario

possible (often imaginary) situation or events

predator

an animal or creature that hunts others

immersed in the horror elements

deeply involved in the scary parts

immersive experience

deeply engaging, making one feel like part of sth

to alert sb of a threat

to warn sb about a potential danger

deliberate ambiguity

intentional unclear meaning

low resolution effect/media

poor quality image or video

frozen screen

a screen that stopped moving

glitch

a technical error or malfunction, a bug

preparedness training

practice to be ready for emergencies

first-person perspective

shown from the viewpoint of the protagonist

intruder / invader

sb who enters a place without permission or invitation

odd

strange or unusual

monotone robotic voice

a mechanical-sounding emotionless voice

to distort the audio's quality

to change sound so it becomes unclear

to exaggerate tension

to make the feeling of suspense stronger

broadcast element

a part related to television or radio broadcasting

surveillance cameras

cameras used to monitor and record an area

to wander around empty hallways

to walk aimlessly through empty halls

to roam (a place)

to move around a place without a fixed direction

to bustle with life

to be full of activity and people

blank

empty or showing no emotion

to instill a sense of uneasiness

to create a feeling of discomfort

seemingly ordinary

appearing normal or usual at first

to provoke discomfort

to cause feelings of unease

to rekindle repressed memories

to bring back forgotten memories

husk (figurative)

the empty outer shell of sth that was once alive

impersonal

lacking warmth or human connection

to rot from the inside

to decay or deteriorate internally

inhabited

lived in or occupied by people

abandoned

left empty and no longer used

without purpose or function

having no clear reason for existing

to have a dreamlike quality to sth

to feel unreal like a dream

altered reality

a changed version of what is real

to derive sth from sth

to get or obtain sth from a source

to garner success

to gain or achieve success

ambiguity

uncertainty, the fact of having more than one meaning

to spot a threat

to notice sth dangerous

to craft lore

to create a background story or mythology

entity

a being or creature, often supernatural or non-human

found footage video

a video presented as a real recording