i really like that all of the fears have several different names in tma. that’s so weirdly realistic. like think about how specific deities and mythological creatures and even just strange phenomena have multiple different names in real life. humans, when given no further explanation of something they perceive, will give it a name themself, just like how jon began calling the desolation “the lightless flame” all on his own, based only on statements. but when he calls it that to jude’s face, she immediately corrects him, “the desolation”, because that’s the name she knows it by.

i also really like how there seems to be different types of names. for example, “it knows you” “i don’t know you” and “too close i can’t breathe” all seem to be sentences describing what the fear entity feels like, whereas “the eye” or “the spiral” more describe what the fear entity manifests as.

idk i just think its cool