Write about the one thing that you can't get over, because that's where true horror lies: “Writers write about what obsesses them. You draw those cards. I lost my mother when I was 14.

On Writing Horror is the best how-to book of the lot for anyone even thinking about becoming a horror writer, or even a writer in general.

Why horror writing will be big in 2007 Keep all the lights on! Horror is set to be one of the coolest literary trends of 2007, but these ghosts, beasts and ghouls are subtle, not schlocky.

Part of the difficulty horror writing faces has to do with the defenses that modern readers bring to genre fiction.Like virtually every other genre, horror only came into its own as a discrete ...

Horror game writing elevates quality, making chilling stories and narratives immersive and unforgettable. The Cat Lady, Oxenfree, and Sunless Skies showcase the power of exceptional writing in ...

Horror fans, help us keep the season going long past October 31. Skip to main content. ... (April 2024), has won the Bram Stoker Award for superior achievement in horror writing three times.

Stine went home and studied children’s horror to help him write the first Goosebumps book, “Welcome to the Dead House,” published in 1992, which became a best seller. By the mid-1990s, Goosebumps was ...

Like many, local author Lora Senf's love for writing came from an intense enjoyment of reading in her childhood.Through the words of John Bellairs and Stephen King, Senf found her passion and ...

Rebecca Cuthbert will hold a horror writing workshop at the Nightscape Horror Festival Saturday at the Northwest Arena, 319 W. Third St. Cuthbert said writers need to be precise in a novel too, even ...