Binged 'From' in three days and now I'm paranoid about my neighborhood

Stayed up until 3am last Saturday. Finished season 2 of From at my buddy's apartment in Austin. That show messed with my head. Now every time I see a crow outside my window I think something bad is coming. Anyone else have a show that made you scared of normal stuff?

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grace5657d agoMost Upvoted

Oh I know exactly what you mean about the crows. That show really gets under your skin in a way most horror doesn't. I watched it last fall and for about two weeks I couldn't look at a tree with a tire swing without feeling uneasy. The way they build up ordinary things into something so menacing is just masterful. You have my sympathy, it takes a while to shake that feeling off.

wyattbennett2d ago

You really hit it with 'ordinary things becoming menacing.' I actually read an interview with the showrunner where they talked about basing the crow imagery on a real childhood memory of seeing a murder of crows take over their neighborhood one summer. Said it was the quietest that street had ever been. That stuck with me. Makes the whole thing feel less like fiction and more like someone just reminding you of stuff you already knew was creepy but forgot about. The tire swing thing is spot on. I still catch myself scanning parking lots for groups of birds sometimes.