Thriller... Thriller nights?

Thriller!! Thriller nights... These words are in the famous hit of Michael Jackson in 1980's. The album entitled Thriller has been one of the record holders in the music industry around the world. And, fortunately, today's entry has connection in a way to this hit. Because of the fact that Thriller, like this post is based on Halloween. This will be the second installment of my Halloween themed posts. The first can be found HERE.

If you would remember, the lyrics of the song Thriller has certain words that made it catchy to those who hear it. And as you may have noticed, these words that I am referring to isn't always used in a song. Like for example, ghouls, horror, terror, ghosts and hell are used in the said song. If you could at least cite 5 songs with those lyrics, I may revise this post and refer to those words as commonly used words in a lyrics. But, I doubt that.

Since the last post that featured my Halloween sickness, -in which I could refer as healthy, tackles my top 3 dark lurkers in Halloween, I think, this time, I would be giving some trivia that somehow has a connection to the word Halloween. So, here goes.

*****Hell*****

Hell, as they say in Christian religion, is a world where demons rule. It can also be referred as the demon realm, and the world of fire . They say that hell is where Satan or Lucifer dwells. Souls that rejected Jesus falls here, or so they say. It is also a place of never-ending suffering. Every religion has its own depiction of hell. In Japanese religions such as Buddhism, hell is often called as Naraya or Niraya, and sometimes, Jigoku, like in the Christian belief, hell for Buddhism is also the world of greatest suffering. In Islam, hell is called Jahannam, which was derived from Gehinnom of Hebrew. For Islam, hell or Jahannam is also a place where those who are unfaithful to their religion is punished.

Basically, nobody knows what hell is like. Since no one has came back to life. And described whether there is a heaven or hell beyond life. Ever since religion has been made for the people, hell has been there in their said to be holy book. Since humans cannot be sure if there really is life after death, this knowledge about hell, is, perhaps useless. Since not even Plato came back to life after killing himself just to prove that there is life after death (or so they say).

*****Niflheim*****

Niflheim or Niflheimr is basically the notion between Niflhel and Hel in Norse Mythology. This is I think the equivalent of Hades' Realm in Greek Mythology. Both are known as the land of the dead. The term Niflheim has also been used in an Online Game known as Ragnarok. This can also be called as the Underworld or the realm of spirits. Rarohenga is the term referring to this realm in Maori Mythology. This term has also been used in several Role Playing Game in different gaming consoles. In Egyptian mythology on the other hand, underworld is referred as Duat. Here, Anubis or Osiris, in their respective times and kingdoms, is the ruler and the judge. It is said that when a soul is weighted down by sin, it is eaten by Ammit or Ammut.

The land of the dead may have been there since the world or even before the world began, but like hell, we can't be sure if such world exists. The only known world to us as of now, is the world where we are living, and the world of the spirits (for those with paranormal abilities) which is in parallel with ours. But, since the land of the dead or Niflheim is said to be the realm of spirits, would it be better to just admit that it really exists?

*****Werewolves*****

Werewolves, or also known as human turned wolves or lycanthrope or lycans, are one of the most common mythological creatures that we know. Storytellers describe them as a monster twice the height of an average human and twice or even thrice the strength of an ordinary man. Also, it is said that they devour on human flesh and that a werewolf would howl when the moon is full. They are usually the topic of horror films with a big full moon scene. Some award winning movies of the modern day even used these mythological creatures as one of their casts. Werewolves has the ability to both turn into a wolf or a human. And as I have said in my previous Halloween themed post, werewolves are the natural foe of vampires (or maybe not?). This mythological creature has been very popular in countries like Germany and France.

This mythological creature can have a slice of fact in it. Since it is true that wolves do howl when they see the full moon. But, here in the Philippines, where wolves are next to none, dogs are the substitute howlers and when a dog howls, it doesn't mean that they will turn into a wereDOG or wereGARURUMON, but instead, the elders say that when a dog howls, it sees something that it shouldn't have, or to be more precise, a ghost, or some would even say death. But, even if werewolves are mythical or not, there will be no one to prove its existence, because, after you saw one transform into this beast or monster, it can instantly spell death for you, since they are more agile and they are stronger, you wouldn't have any chance to escape from them.

*****Zombie*****

Zombie... Zombie... Zombie-e-e-e... Zombies are reaminated and mindless human beings. It is also one of the most common lurkers of the dark, although I didn't include these creatures in my top 3. Zombies are considered to be the product of voodoo magic casted upon a corpse. It is said that when a zombie bites you or had a contact with you or even squirts a fluid on you. The virus that is in their bodies will spread throughout your body making you a zombie yourself. Zombies, are also called as undead flesh eaters. These creatures will devour any living human being. Horror films such as Night of the living dead and Dawn of the dead has made zombie as their primary topic. TV series such as Zombie loan even made zombies as their lead protagonist.

Even if these creatures really exists or not, I believe that humans shouldn't play with another human's life. And even if there really is an art to revive the dead (necromancy), I think, making a zombie isn't the type of thing that a human being will do. But, either way, no case of zombie attack has been reported. And only tales are made for them to exists.

That should be enough for my final entry that tackles Halloween. Since it will be Hallow's eve in a few days' time, don't forget to give respect to those who departed this world. Remember to offer your prayers to them and leave some flowers on their graves. And even if they were to scare you this coming Halloween by letting you know that they are watching you, be thankful that they have remembered you. And since this will be my last entry with a Halloween theme, may you have a spooky Hallow's eve ahead of you.

Ciao!~

Referrence: Wikipedia.org