HORROR WRITING

The hallmark of horror writing is fear -- the ability of the writer to create it and the ability of the reader to feel it. When you select a horror novel from the shelf, you take it home with the full expectation of being scared silly.

Horror writing is one of the funnest genres to write. At least, that's what I think. Crafting a tale that scares the tar out of a reader just makes my whole day.

This article provides hope for the struggling writer trying to make ends meet, dealing with both depression and success.

Writing horror fiction is hard. This article provides simple tips that can help you create a good horror story.

Horror is one of the most unique genres of writing you could ever pursue because it contains elements of every other genre. Many horror novels contain drips of romance, streaks of mystery, waves of suspense and pinches of fantasy.

A brief biography of Fritz Leiber, one of the creators of modern imaginative literature.

Have you ever read or watched something that had you clinging on to your covers at night? Wouldn't is be great to write something like that to give others the same reaction?

Continuing from the article Killing People You Don't Like... amateur writer Zoe Whitten explains how to take those random death scenes and crank out another set of writing exercises by beating a dead horse to search for clues.

Expanding on her first writing guide, Zoe Whitten explains how that "dreadful thought" can become the seed for your creative writing efforts.

Nick Pacione considers himself to be a serious horror writer and publisher. So why all the anger? And really, what does constitute a rivalry?

Horror movies scare us for lots of reasons. The most frightening scare because they seem so real. Here are some of my favorites, which continue to scare generation after generation.

Who is the scariest horror movie villain of all time? Michael Myers? Freddy Kreuger? Jason Vorhees? This article gives a brief background on the most prolific horror movie icons of all time. You decide for yourself.

Clueless execs, endless rewrites - it's all part of the writing life. Forty-eight top TV and film writers offer a personal take on their profession

Anyone who is a fan of horror movies knows the "formula". There's the villain - a monster, human or otherwise, who just wants to kill as many people as possible in a variety of ways - the grosser the better. So why are most of the characters white?

Some writers complain that they write way too much content without any reward. Writing every day is it's own reward because it allows you to refine your craft.

Horror scripts are one of the easiest sells in Hollywood, but you have to do it right. Writing a slow-build horror script requires connectivity between the mundane and the horrific. The following provides key examples of how to do that.

Joe Hill, author of the recently-published "Heart-Shaped Box," a fantasy-tinged horror novel, has officially revealed his real name. Long-suspected by horror fans, Hill is the oldest son of horror-writing legend Stephen King.

There are plenty of websites online that provide informative articles, writer forums, and links to writing resources. Here are just a few that I have found that have good resources.

This is a Campfire Creative from Writing.com, an organization for writers everywhere. Each addition to the campfire was made by a separate writer who entered the campfire not knowing what had been put into it before it was read.

In this guide we will be looking at one of the many ways to go about preparing and writing a script. You will quickly notice, however, that most of my focus is on the steps to take before actually sitting down and writing the actual story.

Horror movies have continued to disapoint and befuddle viewers and there seems no end in site. Hopefully someone will get back to some good old fashioned filmaking and make some great movies.