Mary had a little lamb

Why is it that when I look at horror films they exclude the human monster? Not the disfigured kind either. The kind that makes you shiver in your boots from fear of their possibilities and lack of inhibitions?

A man lies helpless on a floor. His arms twisted and mutilated into stumps up to the elbows. He tries to pull the weight of his body backwards into the cabinets at his back. His face is gaunt and ashen from the loss of blood. The pain and worry has left his mind. All he can think of is the meat cleaver hanging from the shrouded figures hand. His ears dully pick up the sound of his own breath and scraping bone against hardwood floors. Through the haze he hears clearly the cacophony of sound from the mans foot steps slowly inching ever closer, he whistles to himself Mary had a little lamb while blood drips unchecked from the cleaver and his fingers.
A child plays in her backyard happy and at peace. She chases her puppy around that her parents had bought her for her birthday. She named him Mr. Floppy in response to his golden fluffy coat and oversized ears that look as if they will carry him end over end after each step. The mother stands in her kitchen preparing pasta for dinner. She checks her watch unconsciously and sighs to herself. The front door opens and she turns to see her husband come in. He smiles to her and adjusts his oversized glasses as he sets down his briefcase. He walks over hugging her and kisses her on the small of her neck. He hands her a package of meat and apologizes for it taking so long. The family sits and eats the evening meal of spaghetti and meatballs. The meal goes well except for the misses finding a bone chip in one of her bites. Then the father walks his daughter and puppy up stairs to tuck her in for the night. As they leave the kitchen the daughter asks holding her fathers hand if he would sing her Mary had a little lamb again. He smiles at her adjusting the glasses on his nose squeezing her hand for comfort and tells her of course.




That to me is a true monster that deserves to be in that classification.