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Sins in Horror: Pride

How many times have we groaned at a character who refuses to listen to the protagonist? How many times have we shuddered at the sight of a corrupt leader who leads his people into a chasm of death, so much so that once they climb...

Writing With Character

When you read the James Patterson’s Alex Cross series, A Great Reckoning by Louise Perry or The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, what stands out about each book or author? Can you guess? Do you give up? It’s the characters that they each created...

Dolls in Horror

With the advent of movies such as Annabelle: The Creation, and Chucky, dolls have earned their place in the horror genre. Even the dolls in Clemenceau’s Daughter by Rocky Porch Moore have added to the dark, ominous feel of the book, acting as though they were...

Settings in Horror: Carnivals and Other Shows

When I was little, my mom took me to a wonderful carnival. I laughed at the clowns, ate most of the cotton candy, and enjoyed the other acts such as acrobatics and knife throwing. Cheerful smiles and gleeful giggles reached my ears, and alongside the...

Symbolism in Horror

With works such as Silent Hill, Pet, and Frankenstein, the horror genre is rife with symbols. Whether it be in the form of saying goodbye to a lover the protagonist may never see again, or remembering the fact that they just survived a horrific night...

Fairytales in Horror

We’re all familiar with Mother Goose, Disney, and even the Brothers Grimm. Whenever we think of these stories, we think of innocence, perfection, or some other nonsense that still existed in our youth. Popular authors such as Gail Levine Carson and Alex Flinn have utilized...

Writing Psychological Horror

Just recently, my mother and I decided to watch Annabelle: The Creation. It wasn’t as subtle as the other Conjuring movies, but it was good nevertheless. I had also finished a psychological suspense novel, Lara’s Journal, by A. Gavazzoni, which, of course, kept me on...

Morality in Horror

Massacring millions of people just minding their own business, or killing a cute little puppy in front of its young owner; watching strangers being sadistically tortured, or torturing someone in front of you; gauging the nightmarish sins of good and evil is a part of...

Pros and Cons of Fanfiction

Fanfiction is when a writer takes the story and/or characters from a book, TV show, movie, comic, video game, or other work and repurposes them in their own story without owning the original content. There are multiple archives that host fanfiction from multiple sources and...

What is Fanfiction?

Fanfiction is when a writer takes the story and/or characters from a movie, TV show, book, comic, or other work and repurposes them in their own story. There are numerous websites that host huge archives of fanfiction that are organized based on the type of...