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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown
H. P. Lovecraft
When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.
George A. Romero
Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.
Clive Barker
Whatever you do....don't fall asleep.
Heather Langenkamp
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Horror Story Ideas
Coming up with a good idea for a horror story can be tricky. For instance, you don't want to repeat something that's already been done, but writing what scares you is always a good place to start. Most horror writers are often asked, “Where do you get your ideas from?” A majority of the time, writers find it difficult to answer that question. Because we get our ideas from a plethora of sources — news headlines, novels, television shows, movies, our lives, our fears, our phobias, etc. They can come from a scene or moment in a film that wasn’t fully explored. They can come from a single visual that entices the creative mind — a seed that continues to grow and grow until the writer is forced to finally put it to paper or screen.
I found some cool prompts for story ideas I thought I'd share with you.
1. A girl goes missing in the woods and her parents find only a decrepit and scary doll left behind. They soon learn that the doll is actually their daughter. And she’s alive.
2. A woman wakes up to find her family gone and her doors and windows boarded up with no way to escape.
3. A man wakes up bound to an electric chair.
4. A man afraid of snakes is shipwrecked on an island covered with them.
5. A young brother and sister find an old door in their basement that wasn’t there before.
6. An astronaut and cosmonaut are on the International Space Station when their countries go to Nuclear War with each other. Their last orders are to eliminate the other.
7. A bartender serves last call to the only remaining patron who is the Devil himself.
8. A homeless man is stalked by faceless beings.
9. A spelunker stumbles upon a series of caverns infested with rattlesnakes.
10. A deceased grandma’s old doll collection comes alive.
I hope that maybe you'll be inspired by one or more of these little gems and give writing a horror story a try.
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Max Griffin 🏳️🌈  says:
Bill,
I just read the first chapter of The Bloodstone that you posted in the Horror Newsletter.
The short answer to your question, "is this a project worth pursuing," is, of course, "Yes!" That's an emphatic yes, in case you missed it.
If you want more in-depth comments, let me know, but my first reaction is positive.
I agree with you about the challenges of selling our work. My challenge has been getting short stories published--I've had great good fortune with small presses on my novels. If someone knows the secret, I wish they'd tell me!
-Max
Odessa Molinari  says:
Hi, I've just read your chapter and I do think this is a story worth continuing. However, the self-publishing route is not an easy one. I have two books on kindle and they are not selling. You need to be a master of self-promotion to get anywhere with this. I have tried social media but got nowhere.
ForeverDreamer says:
Very cool!
Graham B. says:
It looks like you have shared the Call to Adventure with us. Looks like a pretty good concept. I'm in even the earlier stages than you are and have no experience with publishing - self or otherwise. You might want to ask blimprider. I think he has some experience in self-publishing with his steampunk books.
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