Fear is a Big Motivator
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Kelsey Allagood says horror has a lot to teach us about fear and ourselves.
Using The Blair Witch Project...
Three Writers Share The Psychology of Horror
In an article for The Writer, Melissa Hart interviews three horror writers to discuss the psychology behind their creations.
L. Marie Wood
Wood likes the flexibility...
Are You Writing Horror or Terror? Is There a Difference?
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Eldred Bird examines the difference between horror and terror. "I often hear the terms terror and horror...
Tips for Writing an Eerie Ghost Story
In a guest post on Janice Hardy's Fiction University, Rayne Hall offers advice for writing a spooky ghost story.
First, all good ghost stories are...
Advice for Using Ecology in World-Building
In a post on the SFWA blog, J. Dianne Dotson says that ecology should be part of your worldbuilding for any genre fiction. "Whether...
Use Revision to Imagine Your Reader
During an interview with the Otherppl podcast, George Saunders discusses how revisions are important to creating fictional worlds with consistent rules.
When you're revising, the...
Why Does Street Crime Take a Back Seat in Crime Fiction?
In a post on CrimeReads, Christopher Chambers asks where is the "street crime" in crime fiction.
During interviews with Chambers, writers suggested that street crime...
How Blumhouse Twists Tropes to Horrifying Effect
In a post on The Script Lab, David Young examines how Blumhouse movies take common storytelling tropes and give them a spin to create...
The Best Horror Reflects Its Time
In a new post, Kristen Lamb says we may love or hate horror, but either way, we need it. "Horror is incredibly difficult to write...
Body Horror 101
In an article for Writer's Digest, editor Moriah Richard outlines the misconceptions around body horror in genre fiction and why it can be powerful...
