At the heart of modern horror fiction lies the exploration and exploitation of human fears and anxieties. It aims to provoke a visceral reaction in its audience, often through the use of graphic violence, unsettling imagery, and supernatural or psychological elements.
Now that we’re up and running the Rules of Gruesome is looking for contributors from the horror writing fraternity. We can’t pay because we’re very, very poor but we can link to your website and give you a bit of promotion and boost those book sales. The types of posts we want should be horror related and we’re leaving it…Read More
There is a long list of horror movie failures to watch online from the comfort of your own home. Bad movies are fun to watch once in a while and they can tell you alot about what mistakes to avoid when you are writing your own stuff, whether it’s a novel, short story or movie script.
Carrion Comfort is a novel by Dan Simmons, published in 1989. The plot revolves around a group of people with psychic abilities, known as mind vampires, who are able to control others and use them for their own purposes.
Let’s face it, horror writers tend to be a certain breed of people – more comfortable with the shadows than having fun at the party. Whether you hanker after being a gothic master or a mistress of gore, here’s our guide to getting the basics in place.
If you want to be a great horror writer, you need to read the best in the business. From Stephen King and H P Lovecraft to Ann Rice and Shirley Jackson, dipping into the classics should give you a whole new perspective on your writing. These horror greats are well worth a read, even if you aren’t a writer and simply love the genre.
I decided to see what the fuss was about chatgpt and whether it could write a horror story for me. This is the question I asked it: Write a horror story in the style of Stephen King. The plot involves a teen boy going into a notorious haunted house as a dare and what he finds in the cellar that makes him run
Gothic horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that emerged in the late 18th century. It is characterized by elements of mystery, death, decay, and the supernatural, often set in atmospheric and gloomy settings such as haunted castles, graveyards, and abandoned estates.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, and literary critic who lived in the 19th century. He is widely regarded as a pioneer of the detective fiction genre and is credited with contributing to the development of the modern short story.
Robert Louis Stevenson is best known for his adventure novels, including “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped,” as well as for his psychological thriller “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
