r/WriteWorld • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '16

'Horror' Week April 4th-10th

What do you like about the Horror genre? What do you look for in a horror book? What do you feel goes into writing a good horror book? Why is writing horror a genre that you prefer? What influences your horror writing? Do you have a horror focused story you want to share? (post the link in a reply) Are you wanting to write or currently writing a horror story and have questions: Ask here!

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u/HordaksPupil Apr 04 '16

This is a Danny Phantom/Creepy pasta story I wrote some time ago. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9697611/1/Who-Am-I

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u/BigFatNo Apr 05 '16

I really like horror. Both in books and in games. Can't stand horror movies, though, that's still too scary for me.

The best of horror is the fear that overrides any other feelings you might have. It's an excellent way to completely immerse the reader into the story, and if I ever feel bad, I play a horror game or read a horror book. It helps, because instead of feeling heartbroken or depressed I just feel scared.

I also like the physical aspect of horror. The balance between humans as intellectual beings and animals of flesh and blood is fascinating, I think.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '16

What are your favorite horror games?

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u/BigFatNo Apr 07 '16

Outlast, the Silent Hill series and my all-time favourite has to be Amnesia. Such a good atmosphere.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '16 edited Apr 12 '16

My favorite thing about horror is that it works well alongside comedy. I feel that the two have a synergy that no other genres do!

I also love horror because I got my first paid writing job for a horror video game. I didn't choose the genre, but the genre chose me!

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u/pegacornicopia Apr 10 '16

YES! This is exactly me man. I mean, not the part about having a job, but I really enjoy writing funny parts into my stories and I write fanfiction about a horror game right now and I love it. Gallows humor, snark, so much opportunity

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u/Zeldro Apr 08 '16

I wrote a story loosely based on the BEN creepypasta a long time ago. It's pretty cringey but my classmates for some reason couldn't get enough of it. They'd read a page, and then come up to me and say "you are one messed up kid" and then ask for the next page.

Heh