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Indeed, seen in a contemporary light, Darger begins to look like a progenitor of that rather common, campy sensibility--what might be called Mouseketeer Gothic--that sees angelic pop-culture figures as actually creepy and frightening.
Facing eviction or physical assault or bankruptcy without legal assistance can be every bit as frightening as standing trial on a criminal charge.
At once lush and frightening, "Tout de Suite" literally vibrates with intimations of Davis' future explorations beyond jazz.
And the notion of a hormonally unbalanced national leader, with the world's most powerful arsenal and fighting forces at his command, is profoundly frightening.
Even on the heels of his death, a few voices pipe up about his frightening bellicosity (Evan Thomas, Inside Washington ; Morton Kondracke, Fox News Sunday ). Others note that he voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.