When Freud founded the idea of the uncanny, Freud stated, “One is curious to know what this peculiar quality is which allows us to distinguish as “uncanny” certain things within the boundaries of what is ‘fearful’” (Freud)— this can be seen in urban legends or monster stories that parents tell their kids to go to sleep or other kids tell each other just to freak them out. For example in Puerto Rico, the kids down there are told about the Chupacabra prowling around at night. The parents would warn their kids that if they don’t get to bed, el Chupacabra would come out and feast on their blood. Now, the legend only talks about this creature sucking the blood out of livestock, specifically goats, however, the parents used this to their advantage to control their kids. This feeling of knowing of this creature, and knowing what this creature is capable of, gives these kids this uncanny feeling; fearing of the unknown and the endless possibilities that could occur. This is essentially what the uncanny is, not knowing which is real and which is imitation, this valley that Masahiro Miro created shows where certain objects are in relation to the human likeness. For example, a simple stuffed bear is just as it is, simple stuffed bear. But, once the doll becomes more and more human like, that’s when it starts dipping into this valley. Within this valley is where people start to cross the line and become disturbed and face their nightmares. Some people have to dive deeper to find their ‘line’ and some don’t, all depending on their experiences. Children are more susceptible to being frightened by more things in this valley due to the fact that they are still learning. Adults have been learning for years, learning of what is factual and what is imaginary, but for children, they are still learning. They’re still learning that there is no such thing as a boogeyman, no such thing as zombies etc. There will come a time where these children will find something to fear over whether it be of spiders, snakes, maybe even prosthetic body parts through social media or other sources such as books or movies. This is similar to when Freud talks about the story of the Sand-Man; a boy who was curious about what the Sand-Man looked like stayed up late at night, risking be caught by it which would mean loosing his eyesight. Freud continues by saying what is uncanny about stories such as the Sand-Man or the Chupacabra is the point of being robbed of something whether it be eyesight or even life. Hollywood has done an outstanding job of exploiting this valley for many individuals. Movies from classic slasher thrillers to the suspenseful gore fests have provided many moviegoers with a reason to look at something twice or to bring their heart medication.