Fear Of Black Cats

In the 1988 anime city hunter 2 the character umibozu has a fear of cats.

Fear of black cats. Some people went so far as to believe that black cats were cohorts to witches or even witches who had taken on another form. 1 sixteenth century italians believed that if a black cat jumped on the bed of an ill person the person would soon die. In the 1969 horror film eye of the cat where the protagonist planning the murder of an elderly woman has a fear of cats. In greek mythology hecate who could turn into a cat was a goddess of the underworld.

This fear of black cats appears to stem from medieval times when an animal with dark feathers or fur including crows and ravens signaled death. 2 in colonial america scottish immigrants believed that a black cat entering a wake was bad luck and could indicate the death of a family member. Around halloween we all start to see these scary symbols yet cat black cat folklore is prominent in some countries throughout the year. In 16th century italy it was believed that death was imminent if a black cat would lay on someones sickbed.

Thankfully in asia and the uk the black cat i s considered lucky. A fear of black cats alone though probably originated in greece where black cats specifically not cats of other colors were assumed to be companions of witches. Beginning in the middle ages black cats became associated with satan witches and witchcraft. Black cats are a classic halloween symbol.

Some believe cats are witches in disguise. In the 1934 horror film the black cat the protagonist portrayed by bela lugosi suffers from an extreme version of the phobia. Melan ailurophobia means the fear of black cats. A black cat is also associated with bad luck and sadly death.

This wide spread superstition resulted in the horrific mass killing of black catsand sometimes even their owners. The fears about black cats spread throughout europe over time and sadly mass killings of black cats took place.