To the Zoomer, the top two seem as quaint as "werewolf" and "vampire" seem to the millennial.
Horror seems silly if you don't know the real fear it's representing. The problems Zoomers face are simulacrum and alienation.
Last night, I read the entirety of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. It's a novel told in the form of letters written by a demon to another demon instructing him on ways to manipulate his "patient" to do evil.
This one quote sounded familiar.
Just got exposed for my role in the coverup of a major scandal and had to resign in disgrace. My legacy and political future are completely tarnished. I’ll forever be remembered as a crook. Pineapple with cottage cheese and warm milk.