The Netflix universe is being shaken by three events: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a Japanese woman who cleans up other people's garbage, and Bird Box, the adaptation of Josh Malerman's novel starring Sandra Bullock. Fear is the fundamental element behind that story, especially the one we carry within. Netflix invited a group of artists to express their deepest fears inspired by the events of Bird Box, and this is what they drew.

We all carry a primordial terror inside. Some hide it or tolerate it better than others, but that doesn't mean it isn't there. Cinema has made a real feast exploring the public's most basic fears, and a recent example is Bird Box, a film with Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich. I'm not going to share any spoilers because it doesn't make sense to do so, but Netflix decided it wasn't enough to distribute this story, and invited a group of artists to draw those fears that twist them inside, inspired by Bird Box.

The Artists and Their Deepest Fears

Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
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Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
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Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Aaron Campbell: "Brain cancer attacked my father without warning like a hate-filled poltergeist, violently mutating his body and mind. Having witnessed this, it has become an insidious specter that will haunt me forever..."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Alex Weaver: "That which lurks in the woods, dark corners and under beds, forgotten and lost things that seem monstrous, all gathered together, with an innocent voice and the disguise of a child... like a puppet."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Alison Sampson: "Being trapped in a closed, finite space, moving in circles through dark, featureless rooms, and realizing there is no way out, in the style of House of Leaves."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Danny Luckert: "My childhood fear of bugs! Even today, the idea of feeling them crawl on my skin or enter my nose and ears makes me squirm."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Eric Nyquist: "The main theme is invisibility. The most terrifying things are those you don't see coming."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Fran Krause: "This is a shadow that could haunt me in a bad dream. Some parts of my dream are very clear - the trees, the undergrowth - and others are more blurry and emotional, like this creature."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Marie Enger: "It is empty, but I can feel them lurking. I can feel their gaze on me, and it weighs on me so much that I begin to break. In the end, I split in two and become empty too..."
Artists Share Their Worst Fears Inspired by Bird Box (Gallery)
Vanesa R. Del Rey: "Fear of fear itself. The physical manifestation of fear in the body. It feels like something sinking from the chest to the stomach, there is physical pain in the body, but nothing is damaging it. A painful anticipatory reaction to the concept of a threat to the body's well-being."