Horror/Scary: March 18, 2020 Issue [#10071]
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 This week: HORROR TOPICS
  Edited by: W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

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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Letter from the editor

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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Editor's Picks

Good Horror Reads



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Ghouls Open in new Window. (18+)
Don't let death stop you living.
#1051641 by Bilal Latif Author IconMail Icon

The Faithful Servant Open in new Window. (18+)
Summoned by careless words, he loves them all until the very end.
#1442273 by Adriana Noir Author IconMail Icon

The Medium Open in new Window. (13+)
She could sense the spiritual, unearthly elements around her.
#1702140 by ChrisDaltro-Chasing Moonbeams Author IconMail Icon

Weeeeeen! Open in new Window. (18+)
2012 Quill Award For Best Flash Fiction
#1860345 by Angus Author IconMail Icon

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The Story of Edward Hume Open in new Window. (13+)
I feel that his eyes are still upon me.
#725203 by Rick² Author IconMail Icon

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The Voyage of the Wayfarer Open in new Window. (18+)
"Don't try to talk. I was able to resurrect you. You have been dead for three days."
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Ask & Answer

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Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 Author Icon 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 Author Icon 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 Author Icon says:

Very cool!


Graham B. Author Icon 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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