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Glirdan · 10-22-2005, 11:25 AM

I believe that Tolkien, Stephen King (IT was such a stupid movie!!!) and Rowling all used it because a common phobia is arachnophoia (sp?) and not a whole lot of people like spiders. They were probably using the spiders to demonstrate the fear in those places (is. Mirkwood, the Dark Forest in Harry Potter). If that is the case, they used it well because evertime I read about the spiders in Mirkwood, I can feel the fear there is in there. Anyone else think that?

10-22-2005, 11:25 AM	#8
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	I believe that Tolkien, Stephen King (IT was such a stupid movie!!!) and Rowling all used it because a common phobia is arachnophoia (sp?) and not a whole lot of people like spiders. They were probably using the spiders to demonstrate the fear in those places (is. Mirkwood, the Dark Forest in Harry Potter). If that is the case, they used it well because evertime I read about the spiders in Mirkwood, I can feel the fear there is in there. Anyone else think that? __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf