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A quick look at the audience and considering how different age ranges enjoy horror stories.
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It's probably obvious that I'm not a common one when it comes to stories that fall under the category of horror/scary. Considering my last newsletter was in 2014, that pretty much says a lot. And I'll admit it, horror is not what I tend to write or read, but that hasn't always been the case. What I can say from my experience and those that I know who particularly enjoy the genre of horror it's this: horror isn't restricted to a single age group.
My years of reading horror were back when I was a pre-teen. I may have read the occasional goosebumps but when it came to the author (RL Stine), my preference was more in the teen books. In particular, I enjoyed books in the Fear Street series. I don't scare that easy and they didn't tend to give me nightmares. Not sure why I didn't continue with the genre beyond that as I ended up settling more with fantasy in my teen years, along with a few strays like some John Grisham novels. Then again, I did try to watch the Exorcist when I was a young teen and I sort of fell asleep, so something about the genre just hasn't been my thing for some reason or another.
Whenever people ask now if I watch/read horror, I tend to respond that it's not really my thing and besides, it tends to remind me of my grandmother. Not that she is scary, it just happens to be her favorite genre and always has been. She likes any kind too. Slasher, low budget, things that come out of swamps, psychological thrillers, any and all. I'm pretty sure she's seen all of the Halloween movies and any horror made in the 80's. Well, maybe not every single one but close. I still remember being over at her house when I was young and watching Slumber Party Massacre. The movies/genre are part of who she is and how I'll always remember her.
We might think some age groups in particular are more likely to read a genre and it's good to have a slightly narrower scope when putting together a pitch or trying to explain who we view as our audience. However, that doesn't mean we are limited to a particular age group. The story may also draw someone who is 14, 32, 54, or even 80. You never know because there isn't a set age range for the genre and that includes horror/scary stories. |
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Who do you know that loves horror/scary stories?
Way back in November of 2014, I wrote a horror/scary newsletter about the topic of discomfort and using it in a story. Here are the comments sent in back then over the topic:
Comment by LJPC - the tortoise 
How about dangling the comfort in front of the characters, and just when they get there - snatch it away!!  Great newsletter!
~ Laura
- That is one way to go about it, certainly. Sometimes you have to tempt the character with something, string them along a little before getting them out of that comfort zone.
Comment by Quick-Quill 
This week on social media a writer threw out a two line horror synop challenge. Here are my favs. I'm going to post a few of the short stories I wrote. 1) He was the last living being on earth. There was a knock at the door. 2) He woke up in pain to hear his wife mutter. "How do you reload this thing?" 3) He walked the half mile through the snow with ease. He hadn't had that much energy in years. He turned to look back. there were no tracks behind him in the snow. 4) He reached for a match to light the candle when the flair of a match broke the darkness and lit the candle. 5) Home is where the heart is, the rest of him is in the river. How does that trip your trigger.
- Thanks for sending this in even though it was years ago. Horror synopsis challenge does sound fun, or any two line challenge for that matter.
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