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Horror/Scary: January 03, 2024 Issue [#12344]




 This week: Icy terror
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Quote for the week:

“Walls have ears.
Doors have eyes.
Trees have voices.
Beasts tell lies.
Beware the rain.
Beware the snow.
Beware the man
You think you know.
-Songs of Sapphique”
― Catherine Fisher, Incarceron


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Letter from the editor

I have lived in the Dakotas most of my life, and I hate winter more every year. For me, the word "winter" is a horror story all by itself. It conjures images of subzero temperatures, icy roads, and mountains of snow.

Winter is a great setting for horror stories for the following reasons:

Cold
Extreme cold temperatures make it difficult to spend much time outside, even when dressed warmly. When it is very cold, cars and other vehicles often will not start or do not run well. It will be more difficult for your characters to escape malevolent people or monsters in the winter.

Darkness
In the higher latitudes, much of winter is spent in the dark. People in Utqiagvik, Alaska (formerly called Point Barrow) do not see the sun for 67 days in the winter. In areas such as North Dakota where I live, winter darkness doesn't last that long, but on the winter solstice we have approximately 8 hours more of darkness than on the summer solstice in June. It is easier to hide nefarious activities in the dark. In many stories, vampires and other sun hating creatures congregate in areas with long winter darkness.

Isolation
Winter storms and icy roads can make travel quite difficult. At times, rural people might not be able to travel for several days or even weeks. Travelers can also find themselves stranded if a sudden storm comes up. Even people in cities may not be able to leave their homes during or after a blizzard. Winter isolation can have a serious effect on mental health, causing "cabin fever" for people who don't do well with isolation.

Even in places with more mild winters, there is still often a change in weather in the winter, such as more frequent rains or other storms.

Something to try: Write a horror story that takes place in the winter.


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