Although the character behind this quote brought out the sinister, he was right in a sense that though they couldn’t see the creature, they were afraid of what they believed they would see. The creature had inhabited the earth quite some time before it’s rampage it was when the news was consistently on their minds that it began to strike by the masses. The news spread that fear in their hearts and festered so when opportunity presented itself they were so immersed in that belief so it was done.