It's time for a new beginning don't you think?
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Talk to 10 of your friends and ask them what rips into their heart and mind with fear. Nine out of 10 of them won’t frighten you with their description. The 10th one who does frighten you with his description is the guy to go camping with, invite to your children’s sleep over or spend an evening with in front of the fireplace drinking wine.
When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark. Then it dawned on me that the dark was a great place to hide from bad guys & monsters. I have met some interesting beings in the dark; one of which is my own sub-conscious.
If we held a contest as to which is most frightening; which would win? The Unknown or the Unexplainable.
If you look at horror in the movies, a lot of the more frightening stuff is achieved with lighting, shadows, sound and occasionally the MacGuffin. Whereas when you are writing a horror story or novel, you must rely on words that have texture and carry feelings. Another thing that horror writers need to remember is there is a difference between something being gross and something frightening. Road kill is gross but not necessarily frightening. A story about road kill that comes back to stalk the person that turned the animal into road kill might be frightening.
Have you ever wondered if a mass murderer spotted you in the mall and then changed his mind?
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