Questions tagged [horror]
This tag should be used for works of fiction that are about invoking a certain feeling of fear and dread in the reader.
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Setting The Correct Tone
So, I've written a horror story and everybody says that it is indeed good but they also point out that while my premise is terrific, my narrative voice does not go with horror. That it reads "too soft ...
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Proven psychological or scientific means of scaring people?
I already feel right out of the gate that this is going to be a naive question, but I'm going to ask it anyway.
I know that writing horror does not guarantee that you're particularly good at it, and ...
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Horror story in a hospital: how to unsettle the reader?
I'm new and I hope to do this thing right, soo Hi!
I'm willing to write a short story about a girl who wakes up in a hospital and gradually discovers that the entire structure is under the influence ...
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Best way to write chilling, short thriller/horror without getting gory in a natural setting?
What are the tricks to writing short, chilling stories that don't resort to blood or cliched monsters, in a setting in nature of hunter/hunted?
EDIT: While this edit isn't meant to invalidate any of ...
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Making an existential horror work without really showing it [closed]
I have an idea for a story:
My setting is reminiscent of some computer games, in that Player Characters (PCs) are essentially immortal - they reincarnate indefinitely, and can continue to kill the ...
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How do I write about monsters in the 21st Century?
Hollywood and 20th Century Fox used to make movie monsters with organic slime and grotesque puppets, back when CGI was something unheard of that was slowly being practiced.
But there were also ...
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Mixing humour with horror in fiction
I got into trouble last year for submitting an assignment (Masters in Creative Writing) that included a story that sprinkled elements of humour (think Despicable Me) into a gritty and frankly ...
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I need a one-line description for a Christian horror novel I'm writing [closed]
I need a one-liner description for the book I’m writing. There are three main characters, a brother and sister and a young man. My book is a Christian horror novel. The sister must keep her surrogate ...
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How Many Tropes Are Allowed In a Short Story?
I am trying to add some dramatic ‘zombie-virus’ suspense to a short-story about boy-meets-girl young love, which already has an unlikely (but not the first sort of) antagonist
The boy named Ethan is ...
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Explain something being written out
I am working on a story where a character is witnessing something being written out but I don't know the correct way to write that.
It will write out death
I wrote out
I witnessed something being ...
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Am I describing a zombie?
I introduced a young person (called Raven) who the main character was friends with in my story; Raven is an excellent student who the main character is also teaching music to. The story is the result ...
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How to make the murder's identity less obvious, or make the obviousness not matter?
I'm writing a short story following the first person perspective of the MC, who is a young, male writer of horror stories. He goes on a cruise with his girlfriend and their friends, and, ...
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I'm not sure where to start with writing a horror story
I haven't written anything horror, but I have had scenes in my past stories that my friends have stated was 'creepy,' so I've decided I wanted to attempt to write something scary. I tend to lean into ...
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Is mixing cultures for the setting of a fantasy story frowned upon?
I am writing a fantasy/steampunk/horror novel, and I'm wondering if mixing different cultures is frowned upon. Specifically, my novel's setting is a mix of Italy, Ancient Rome, and Transalvania/...
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Advice on writing horror? [closed]
Can you guys give a novice writer some advice on how to write good, frightening horror? I'm think more short story than novel, but anything that can give readers the creeps. I want to avoid being ...
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How can I Avoid Being Frightened by the Horror Story I am Writing?
Yes, I have to admit it. I don't like horror movies because (shocker) I find them scary. Unlike other people in my house, I do not like being scared. Especially right before I go to bed. I dislike ...
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How do i describe a vampire from the perspective of someone who has no idea what they are?
The concept of my story is that i would rewrite the story of the first ever vampire in a medieval setting, and from two perspectives, one from the vampire's friend and brothers in arms, and the other ...
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What is the best way to set a dark tone to a story?
I want to write a short horror story. What are the best ways to set a dark tone or mood to the story? Just in a short introduction, if I want to introduce a character or place as a place I would not ...
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How to make horror events more interesting in daytime
In a book I'm writing at the moment I have created a world with a day and night cycle. I have created a veil of mystery over this madman and this machine he's made, however, every event to do with the ...
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How to write about disgusting subjects?
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I'm starting a story with supernatural creatures and trying to make it both gory and funny.
Some creatures I use are really gross. For example, one of my characters is an akaname, a ...
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Horror story for a game - how to create dread?
I am trying to devise a short story for a 3d horror game.
Here are my requirements:
There must be no tangible people/creatures for the player to interact with (the player can be any sort of living ...
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What stylometric pecularities are considered to be typical for stephen kings writing? [closed]
I never read a book written by Stephen King,
but i heard on many occasions about his style of writing being very unique with regard to his stylometric featurs.
Could you bring some examples for this ...
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How to write realistic injury scenes?
I'm currently writing an apocalypse themed story - and with the territory, death and/or injuries happen. I'm wondering how other writers write these scenes realistically as far as science, medicine ...
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How can I capture the voice of an insane person?
In a story I am writing an insane character speaks to another. Unfortunately, I don't know how I can convey a person's insanity through their speech. What in their verbal behaviour makes a person ...
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Is my serial-killer novel horror or crime?
I'm writing a novel which centers around a serial killer and his victims. I'm having a lot of trouble deciding whether it belongs in the horror genre (it's a disturbing, horrific slasher, and a lot of ...
