It's only because I'm not able to speak

I was at my girlfriend's house one night, and she was dogsitting her uncle's dog, Bailey. We'd take turns throwing a tennis ball in various places in the living room, and she'd retrieve it. Once in a while, Bailey would stare at the wall and pay no mind to the tennis ball. It was as if Bailey thought there was something there that we couldn't see. Spooky? A little.

I thought to myself, "Why is it even a little spooky?" Then I immediately thought of scary movies, and what made these movies spooky?

Here's the answer: most of the characters who make movies spooky can't speak any language whatsoever: animals who just stare or bark into darkness and it seems to the human eye that nothing is there, babies who  cry and his/her parents don't know why she's crying, possessed girls, kids who are not old enough to speak, Asians who don't say a single word and just look fricken freaky, big men who look retarded and wear masks to hide their ugly face, etc.

It's like, of course they're going to be spooky because they can't convey a single word to express how they feel. They don't even know sign language, how do you expect them to be happy? And if these spooky characters can speak properly, there is something absolutely wrong in their head.

Try watching a scary flick and see why the spooky characters are spooky. You might see the film differently this time and it should be more classic too.

Flushing the toilet,

Loa