Fear of mice avoid a mouse, showing there may be some basis for this belief. It is not known why elephants should react in this way, though there are several theories. Regardless, elephantine murophobia remains the basis of various jokes and metaphors. The classical board game Dou Shou Qi has the Rat kill an Elephant: as multiple editions of the rule book mentions that the Rat would crawl into the Elephant's ears to gnaw into its brain: but this is considered to be a folk tale. Gertrude of Nivelles is the patron saint of murophobia, and is also invoked against rats and mice
13: Fear Is Real 13: Fear Is Real 13: Fear Is Real is a 2009 American horror reality competition series which premiered on January 7, 2009. It follows a group of 13 contestants as they are trying to survive in a setting inspired by horror movies. On May 27, 2009, The CW canceled the series after one season. "13: Fear Is Real" was produced by Magic Molehill Productions, Inc. and Warner Horizon Television Inc. in association with Jay Bienstock Productions and Ghost House Pictures with executive producers Jay Bienstock ("Survivor", "The Apprentice"), Sam Raimi (the "Spider-Man" films, the "Evil Dead" films) and Robert Tapert