What could be the scariest element in a chopsticks horror story?

The scariest element could be the loss of control. Just like in the case where a person's long nails start to act on their own, moving without the person's will. It makes one feel powerless against this strange and unnatural phenomenon.

The change in their appearance. For example, if their cute yellow bodies turn into a sickly gray, and their big eyes become sunken and bloodshot. It's a huge contrast to their normal, adorable look, which makes it really terrifying.

The constantly changing shape. In a horror story, if the parallelogram keeps changing its angles and side lengths, it can create a sense of disorientation. For example, a character might think they are running in a straight line along one side, but suddenly the side shifts and they find themselves in a completely different and terrifying part of the parallelogram - like space.

The unknown ingredient. If there's something in the pozole that no one can identify, like a strange meat or an unrecognizable spice, it can be really terrifying. It makes people wonder what they're actually consuming.

The unknown source of the shedding. If you don't know what's causing it, like in a haunted house where the walls are shedding some strange substance, it creates a lot of fear because your mind starts imagining all sorts of terrifying things.

For me, it's the feeling of being watched. In a graveyard, there are so many places for unseen eyes to lurk. Every rustle of the leaves, every creak of a branch could be a sign that something is observing you, and that's truly terrifying.

The unknown. In Destiny, there are so many mysteries and uncharted areas. When you don't know what's lurking in the shadows or around the next corner, it's terrifying. It could be a new and powerful enemy that we've never seen before, or some strange force that defies all the rules we know about the game's universe.

The sudden contrast between the beauty of spring and the horror. For example, the bright flowers and sunshine being disrupted by a dark, menacing presence. It's like the idyllic spring setting is being corrupted.

For me, it's the feeling of being trapped. Imagine being in a lair on Halloween, with all the spooky stuff going on, and not being able to escape. You hear strange noises, see creepy things, and you can't get out. That sense of helplessness makes it truly terrifying.

For me, it would be the sense of the unknown seeping into the real world. Say Penny posts something normal like a picture of her garden. Then she starts getting comments about a dark figure that's going to come for her. And then she actually starts seeing glimpses of that figure in real life. The blurring of the line between the online Tumblr world and her real, everyday life is extremely scary.