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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?


Editor's Picks

 
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The Secret of Black Mountain  (13+)
These rocks hold tight to their mysteries.
#2313334 by ßlueyeʐ 💮

 
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A bright light night  (18+)
Jacky tries to warn his brother off a night fishing trip.
#2054232 by Osirantinous

 
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Harvest  (13+)
There's something in the cornfield.
#2260384 by L_P

 
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The Cat is in the Well  (18+)
The boy who threw the cat into the well. Winner of SCREAMS!!! July 7, 2020.
#2226419 by Beholden

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The Rattler's Kiss  (18+)
The Granddaddy of all snakes
#2195787 by W.D.Wilcox

 
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Vitamin M  (ASR)
As much needed as Vitamin D from sunlight.
#1369911 by Pen Name

 
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Eight-Legged Beastie  (18+)
Running into a nasty spiderweb can be terrifying--particularly when its maker is around
#2260756 by WriterAngel

 
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Snakeheads  (13+)
Pear is pregnant. It's the monsoon season and snakeheads take advantage of the flood.
#2296601 by Kåre Enga in Montana

 
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The Bunyips of Kangaroo Island   (13+)
A science student visits an research station in Australian's Kangaroo Island.
#2314558 by MD Maurice

 
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I am object  (13+)
She would do anything to look better.
#2067707 by Danger Mouse

 
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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?

BIG BAD WOLF Happy July 4th! wrote: My one character is afraid of a fate worse than Death, seeing those he cares about being forced to suffer a Living Death. Thus he is planning an escape for them, but it must happen on his terms, or else what he fears could come true.

This is great. It gives a fear and a motivation for the hero to go on the quest.

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