stackyFACTSDespite making an absolute fortune violently terrifying millions of readers with intensely grim scenarios, the master of macabre is completely scared of basic math.
Despite making an absolute fortune violently terrifying millions of readers with intensely grim scenarios, the master of macabre is completely scared of basic math. He suffers from extreme triskaidekaphobia, forcefully refusing to pause reading on pages ending in the deeply cursed digit. He will literally forcefully push himself to keep reading just to avoid ending on a completely arbitrary number, proving that even horror icons are wildly irrational.
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