The Creeps

 Spiders and the Creature of the Black Lagoon.

Those are among the few things that give Jim the creeps. In writing, the things you don't want to show up often do. In everyday life, the things you fear often come around so you can face them and/or overcome them.

Or become them.

Power washing makes me think of teeth cleaning. I used to think I was afraid of dentists. Now I go to one every three months without nausea or palpitations. Medication by meditation.

Look how much better the cleaned surface looks!

Sometimes facing one's fears doesn't leave one unscathed.

 The Bunny Killer of the Black Lagoon