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Tuesday’s Tips – J.L. Winters — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:00:11 +0000

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By: claragbush29

claragbush29 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:07:21 +0000

I am a horror fan. Not the slice and dice kind but the Shirley Jackson kind—Haunting of HIll House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (the creepiest). I enjoy Stephen King as well. I had never viewed horror from the perspective you’ve presented here, and I must say it is eye opening for me. I will be looking at my SyFy from a totally different angel from now on. You are always such a great help. Thank you!

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By: Ken Hughes

Ken Hughes — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:42:00 +0000

Always good to hear this — and *The Mist* really shows it perfectly. Horror isn’t about what the monster can do (that would be action, *Aliens* more than *Alien*). Horror is about the actual horror the threat *causes*, and what kind of monsters it brings out in people. So that it’s a victory if they stop denying, panicking, in-fighting, and generally stopping themselves from taking whatever chance they still have.

Assuming we let them have one.

By: Lee McAulay

Lee McAulay — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:07:55 +0000

One of the scariest writers of horror is Ramsay Campbell, whose British Lovecraftian novels still have me looking out the corner of my eye over twenty years since I last read them. Something about a drive through the English fens, a shadow racing beside the road keeping pace with you, and when you look it’s on two legs and grinning… eek!

By: Cathy Cade

Cathy Cade — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:06:31 +0000

Not a horror fan, but I get it! A REALLY helpful post (always worth reading).

By: ziawestfieldgmailcom

ziawestfieldgmailcom — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 02:43:42 +0000

I don’t read horror and can’t watch horror, but I’ve been thinking about the genre a lot lately for many of the reasons you mentioned. It takes skill to play on the fears of the reader to the very end. You mentioned Shirley Jackson. I read The Lottery in high school. Decades later I can recall that growing sense of dread. You knew something bad was coming, but you didn’t know what. I write romantic suspense. When I write darker, I’d like to be able to better tap into the Fear factor that you mentioned. You’ve given me more to think about. Thanks!

By: Fannie Cranium

Fannie Cranium — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:16:09 +0000

I love this post! Horror is one of my favorite genres. My old school favorites are Amityville Horror, The Stand, The Exorcist, The Fury, Silence of the Lambs, and The Shining. Favorite authors Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Anne Rice. I also consider Lisa Gardner as a horror writer, although some people probably wouldn’t agree. Her book “Find Her” was totally awesome.