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What are horror dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about horror dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with horror dreams. These are the words that make horror dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of horror dreams can be illuminating about show horrors affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example horror dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how horrors in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that horror is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that horror is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, horror dreams have more nightmares than 99.3% of dream symbols, more fear than 98.9% of dream symbols, and more bad dreams than 96.3% of dream symbols. On the other hand, horror dreams have less weird dreams than 78.4% of dream symbols, less schools than 74.0% of dream symbols, and less romantic partners than 72.2% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of horrors tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Also, horror dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that horrors is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of horrors are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of horrors are aggressive! Horror dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Additionally, dreams of horrors are auditory! They focus on sounds and hearing. Dreaming is primarily a visual medium. We see in our dreams, but hearing is less dominant. It is interesting to explore why horrors in dreams could be related to hearing. Finally, dreams of horrors have more words related to vision than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, horror dreams involve sight and seeing objects. This is interesting because dreaming is primarily a visual experience. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of horrors is different than dreams of horrors in general.

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of dreams have horrors

How common are horror dreams?

2.0% of dreams have the horrors symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 50 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is relatively common.

Identification

How are horror dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like horror.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of horrors?

Horrors dreams are notable because they have substantially more Bilbo Baggins, Gimli, Kuwait, movies, Somalia, things, verbs, Congo, Draco Malfoy, cannibals, jackals than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of horrors?

Horrors dreams are notable because they have substantially less bobcats, Pluto, Uranus, emaciation, Dobby, Ron Weasley, Frodo, C-3PO, Chewbacca, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into horror dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in horror dreams.

Who is in dreams of horrors?

Who is in dreams of horrors?

Dreams of horrors are more related to insects, much more related to fantastic beings, and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to peers and less related to romantic partners.

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What are the emotions in dreams of horrors?

What are the emotions in dreams of horrors?

Dreams of horrors are more related to grief and sorrow, much more related to fear, and more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness.

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Where do dreams of horrors take place?

Where do dreams of horrors take place?

Dreams of horrors are much more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to transportation.

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What happens in dreams of horrors?

What happens in dreams of horrors?

Horror dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general.

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How do dreams of horrors related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of horrors related to the type of dream it is?

Dreams of horrors are more related to lucid dreams, much more related to nightmares, and much more related to sleep paralysis than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to sad dreams.

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How do dreams of horrors related the senses?

How do dreams of horrors related the senses?

Horror dreams are much more related to hearing, more related to smelling, and more related to taste than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of horrors in dreams?

Horror dreams are relatively common. Among other things horror dreams are very emotional, nightmares, aggressive, focused on sounds, focused on vision, and bad dreams. Do you think this is true for your dream of horrors? How might your dream of horrors be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience horrors in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about horrors in dreams. See how you feel about horrors now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of horrors

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of horror dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for horror dreams. Read at your own risk.

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