 Horror/Scary: August 18, 2021 Issue [#10933] |
This week: It was only a dream Edited by: Arakun the twisted raccoon  
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"Hush, little baby, don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed
In your closet, in your head.
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to Never Neverland."
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Have you ever had a dream that seemed so real that you weren't sure if it was true or not after you woke up?
Dreams can be influenced by both physical and emotional conditions, including eating late at night, sleeping in an uncomfortable position, illness, fever, drug use, anxiety, or stress. Most dreams include such ordinary events that we don't even remember them. We are more likely remember dreams if we awaken in the middle of them or if they include extraordinary or frightening events.
We often have superhuman or fantastic abilities in our dreams. I have had dreams in which I could fly or dive through ocean waves like a dolphin. In some really frightening dreams, we are unable to talk or move.
Disturbing dreams, or nightmares, are a common element in horror stories. Examples include "Nightmare on Elm Street" in which the villain attacks his victims through their dreams. However even a seemingly benign dream might be a great addition to a horror story. Dreams are created in the mind, just like horror itself.
A character in your story might have prophetic dreams that foretell either good or evil events. They might be visited in their dreams by an entity that is either helpful or harmful. A character might have the ability to interpret dreams.
A character might have a recurring dream in which the action progresses further each time. Maybe a group of characters all have the same dream, like in the "Dream Curse" sequence in the old TV show "Dark Shadows."
A character might receive important information or remember events that have been forgotten through a dream. An entity might travel from dream reality to the real world, or real characters might become stuck in the dream world.
Something to try: Write a horror story in which a character receives important information through a dream.
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