I find a little bit intruiging that journaling is an often used trope in horror material and suspense, as well as found footage. I do find the topic a bit tiresome at times I'll admit, but it can be interesting to how it links to real life. For whatever reason, certain people write about themselves in a failed attempt to save or potray their legacy. At the same time, I can't help but marvel at the effort they put in. Occasionally, I've found books by such individuals by pure happen- stance. They are quite in-depth and very personal. I do feel...sadness towards the pain and suffering they seem to have felt as it was being recorded. They're usually a bit scratched up, either because of book detoriation or due to paranoia echoed in the writing. Something about it seems so genuine compared to rushed feel-good auto biographies. I usually learn a lot about a person from such entries and often times, I wonder if they are still out there. Others, I have a clear sense that they didn't quite make it, but I'm willing to be wrong. 

Reposted from asknemonic