 Horror/Scary: June 12, 2024 Issue [#12585] |
This week: Summer Spooks Edited by: Annette  
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Summer Spooks
Among the first things that come to mind when we think about scary things is darkness. The darkness of late October for Halloween or even the longest night during Winter Solstice in December are easily incorporated into a horror story.
Summer with its long days appears to be the opposite of horror and scary. But even summer has nights.
There is a long tradition of telling scary stories around campfires during summer camp. Summer is also blockbuster season. Well, used to be blockbuster season. It seems the movie watching public has become very picky for which movies it will leave the comforts of home.
Some of America's most iconic horror monsters come out of summer.
Jason Voorhees started his reign of terror during summer camp.
There are those who "did something" last summer, and someone knows!
A great white shark achieved to scare grown fishers out of the water.
And there is also Midsommar, the Nordic horror in which Loki's own spawn terrorizes a small group of through-hikers.
Summer horror is perfectly paired with the Nature genre. There is always some insecurity as to what is around the next bend in the great outdoors. While there is the rational fear to run into a bear, moose, or other large animal that could cause damage, the imagination is also running wild.
Celtic people provided us with such delightfully scary gods as Cernunnos who roams the French forests and the Irish goddess Badb who causes fear and confusion in soldiers.
The next time you look at a flower, a tree, the sky, or some rocks ask yourself why they are scary. And then write their story before it gets forgotten.
Which scary characters immediately make you think of summer? |
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Replies to my last Horror Scary newsletter "Common Phobias & Fears" that asked Which irrational fears have you used in your stories?
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