Tips for writing horror fiction 13 Articles

by R.M. Ziegler

Fear is the main element of successful horror fiction. Fear is what makes Stephen King's books fly off the shelves. Fear is also what motivates writers such as King to pen these stories. King has admitted to being afraid o...read more

by Pat Merewether

Horror fiction is more difficult to write than many people think. To some writers, like Edgar Allen Poe or Stphen King it's an innate talent, but that talent is rare. Here are some tips I've picked up after years of read...read more

by Tracey Harvie

We all understand that reading provides a magic carpet ride through the world of another's imagining. Why then do we choose to visit the asylum instead of the beautiful garden. For the same reason people ride roller coaste...read more

by Hugh McKelvy

Horror fiction is not about monsters. Anyone can dream up a gruesome creature and reduce it to words on a page just check out the discount rack at your local bookstore if you don't believe me. The secret to good horror fi...read more

by Puff

I honestly think that writing a "cute" little horror story is the easiest thing out there. I say this not because I am a deranged man who only needs to take notes on his sociopathic fantasies, but because the genre only re...read more

by Trent Sketch

Writing horror fiction can be one of the most challenging things anyone can ever try. Here are some tips on how to approach the genre in an accessible and effective way. No matter what, make sure the writing is solid. ...read more

by Jared Garrett

I hate horror movies. But I love horror fiction, such as work by Stephen King and others. Why do I live this schizophrenic life? I really can't say, but through reading and analyzing King's work and then practicing a lot, ...read more

by Katherine Villafane

The process to writing horror fiction is the same process for most kinds of writing. To make a well written horror story, the writer needs to do some research on other products that are mostly in the horror genre. Bu...read more

by DJTJR

For me, writing horror fiction is a totally different thing from just writing a "scary story." It involves much more in depth thinking and that is sometimes what makes a horror story so horrifying. Allow me to explain wha...read more

by Ceaser

To write great horror you have to stop thinking like a hollywood producer. Ignore your desire for buckets of blood and dismembered bodies. Instead focus on thoughts. Don't scare someone by yelling "BOO!" at them, scare ...read more

by Jason Lusk

The first goal of the horror writer is the same as that of any writer working in any genre, and that goal is to tell a story. Horror, though, seems to probe some deep-seated place within us, a place of the subconscious whe...read more

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by Rizk Gabriel

Writing horror fiction is much like writing regular fiction, in the respect that it is all about balance. Writitng horror fiction is a "zen" thing. Writing horror fiction is also unlike writing regular fiction because t...read more

by Samuel Pickard

To write horror fiction you must write believably. There must be a logical reason for the monster and a reason for him to be doing what he is doing for the story to be believable. Frankenstien, a classic horror novel, had ...read more