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Subverting Stereotypes—Terror vs. Empathy

Source of Terror vs. Source of Empathy

Comparison table contrasting common horror-child patterns with Katie Katie Harwood from Ghost Ship movie, covering emotional impact, relationships, audience response, and hope versus despair.

Katie is not frightening because of what she is—Her story is moving because of who she is, what happens to her and how she responds.

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