The Temporality of Fear

 Let’s assume the most primordial form of fear is fright, an immediate fear as in jumpscares. Something triggers in the amygdala and it’s strong enough to condition. But another form of fear can do the same: Dread. How do you effectively instill a sense of dread? Well, properly thought of, dread is fear projected into the future from the past. The dread must be strong enough to penetrate the merely now and go beyond in both directions at once. It has the power to condition via rejection and prevention. It has the power to penetrate the barrier between now and then or thence to create something even more terrorizing: Panic.