Being afraid of something is part of human nature. But is it possible to include in this context the fear of something that is unknown? The theme, fear of the unknown, is shown throughout the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, in the film adaptation, Arrival, and in an article titled “The Things People Choose to Fear; They are usually unknown and uncontrolled, not close and dangerous” written by Kirk Johnson. These literary works exemplify the fact that humans can be afraid of things they are not even aware of. At first they are afraid of the creatures on the island and the threats they will bring as they have never been alone before. The first horror they fear is the beast; an unknown animal that has the desire to devour human flesh. When a fire breaks out, they “look at each other in fear, in disbelief” because they are terrified of the unknown creatures that exist in the forest (Golding 47). The boys create an idea in their minds of what the beast is, and this image they create in their minds is much more terrifying than what the beast actually is; a snake. In the novel, the boys are scared by the story of a beast, and although they know that there is no real beast on the island, there is uncertainty in their time here on the island, therefore, creating fear and letting the beast take life in their minds. The article states that most humans are aware but do not care about the problems resulting from unprotected sex, but the same amount of people are afraid of using nuclear energy, when scientists have proven that it is a source of safe electricity. . In both works it is shown that human beings choose what to be afraid of rather than deciding based on logic