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Greg Evans
Oct 31, 2017

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Shawn Cross/ Instagram
Nearly everyone is afraid of something.
Whether it's spiders, clowns, tiny holes or things that go bump in the night you probably have a phobia of some description.
There is no better time to explore your fears, and your ractions to them, than October and the run up to Halloween.
Throughout October, or should we say "Feartober", artist Shawn Cross has been illustrating some of the most common phobias and sharing them on his Instagram account.
Even if you aren't scared of any of the following things, Shawn's impressive and terrifying drawings are bound to haunt your dreams tonight.
Here are some of his finest creations.
Arachnophobia - fear of spiders
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Trynophobia - fear of needles
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Trypophobia - fear of patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps
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Claustrophobia - fear of small spaces
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Automatonophobia - fear of puppets, dummies, mannequins, animatronics or wax models.
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Nyctophobia - fear of the dark
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Ophidiophobia - fear of snakes
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Pyrophobia - fear of fire
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Thalassopphobia - fear of the sea
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Necrophobia - fear of corpses
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Hylophobia - fear of forests
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Coulrophobia - fear of clowns
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Emetophobia - fear of vomit
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Chronophobia - fear of time
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Cherophobia - fear of happiness
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Verbophobia - fear of words
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Eisoptrophobia - fear of mirrors
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Blennophobia - fear of goo or slime
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Agorophobia - fear of open spaces
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Philophobia - fear of love
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Epistemmophobia - fear of knowledge
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You can view more of Shawn's work via his website and on Facebook.
Feartober the book will be released on 1 November. You can purchase a copy through AMN Clothing.
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