 Horror/Scary: April 03, 2019 Issue [#9470] |
This week: Dark magic Edited by: Arakun the twisted raccoon  
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Quote for the week: "Evil is a source of moral intelligence in the sense that we need to learn from our shadow, from our dark side, in order to be good."
~ John Bradshaw
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Any character who is out to do evil is frightening enough, but especially so if that character has supernatural abilities. Imagine an evil character who can use magic to manipulate reality. He or she might kill with a spell or gesture, make people or places disappear, or bring demons or monsters into the world.
How would your characters fight an enemy who uses dark magic? Would they try to counter the evil character using mundane, non-magical means or would they attempt to use magic themselves? Either method might work well for a horror story, depending on your characters.
When planning any story, you try to set up road blocks so it will not seem too easy for your characters to accomplish their goals or defeat their enemies. A story involving magic will have magical roadblocks as well as ordinary ones.
Magical characters are more believable if they have some limitations. Human dark magic practitioners are just as susceptible to bullets or blades as a normal human if your characters find a way past their magical defenses.
If your protagonists are also magic users, they will have limitations of their own. Is their magic as strong as that of their enemy? Are they beginners, or have they been practicing for years? Does the user of dark magic have some abilities or artifacts that can't be used by someone who works only within the light? Maybe the dark and light practitioners manipulate the same forces which are neither good nor evil.
If magic is energy, then there should be some corresponding loss of energy for someone who uses it. Will the person become weak or pass out from using magic too long? Maybe the continuous use of magic will affect the character's brain, leading to insanity. Maybe an innocent or naive character will have to lose some of his or her innocence or childlike trust of others when fighting an evil enemy. (That may or may not be a bad thing, depending on the character.)
If magic is an important part of your story, spend some time developing the theory and framework of the magical powers your characters use. This can be just as much fun as writing the story! You might want to base your story on actual legends or create your own.
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