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* [[Peter Jackson]] actually used his own phobia of spiders to measure the effectiveness of Shelob's design and animations for the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Lord of the Rings]]'' [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|films]].

* [[James Cameron]] wrote ''[[The Terminator]]'' based on a nightmare he had of a robot emerging from a fiery explosion and coming after him. It's even referenced on the main [[Nightmare Fuel]] page quote. "From the director's nightmares to yours." However, Cameron was sued because the idea bore a resemblance to two [[Harlan Ellison]]-written ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' episodes, "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand". As part of the settlement, the credits of the movie now include the phrase "Acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison."

* [[Alfred Hitchcock]] had a fear of the police, thanks to an incident in his childhood where his father ordered a policeman to lock him up for ten minutes for being disobedient. As a result, [[Police Are Useless]] and [[Wrongly Accused]] were two of his favorite tropes.

* [[Mel Gibson]]'s films are heavily criticized in England and elsewhere for perceived Anglophobia - for instance, the [[Historical Villain Upgrade|historical villain upgrades]] given to Banastre Tarleton in ''[[The Patriot]]'' and Edward I in ''[[Braveheart]]'' (his record is far more mixed than Gibson suggests). Then there is his butchery of Gallipoli in the film of the same name, specifically the idea that the British drank tea on the beach whilst the Australians died for them. [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement|We will not mention his treatment of another group in]] ''[[The Passion of the Christ|another]]'' [[The Passion of the Christ|film...]]

 

== Literature ==

* Much of what [[H.P. Lovecraft|HP Lovecraft]] wrote was motivated by his own nightmares and personal phobias. Among the ones less likely to evoke similar feelings in readers nowadays were his fears of [[Values Dissonance|non-white Anglo-Saxon people and miscegenation]]. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|And fish]]. He also had a lifelong fear of cold temperatures, encouraged by his [[Ill Boy|frail constitution]]. This is partly why the oppressive atmosphere of ''[[At the Mountains of Madness]]'' is so effective.

* [[Stephen King]] is known for writing about things that scare him personally.

== Video Games ==

* [[Super Mario Bros 3|Chain Chomps]] came from an experience [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] had as a child, when a dog chased after him as he approached but stopped just inches from him because the dog was tied to a stake.

 

== Webcomics ==

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