 Horror/Scary: June 15, 2016 Issue [#7688] |
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This week: WHY WE WRITE HORROR Edited by: W.D.Wilcox  
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Why Do We Write Horror?
I write horror because I have a fear of everything in the whole wide world and beyond. But I use that fear (that thought of what scares me) to craft my tale. I know that what scares me, what I fear most, is what you fear as well. Readers want to be scared to the point of no return. The only sure way to do that is to show them their real fears. If you want to show the reader what scares him, then show him what scares you. Go deep and face your fear.
Fear is the weapon of the horror writer.
We horror writers will go into any dark dwelling, any crawl space, anywhere the reader dare not venture. We will take a good, hard look at your fear; then we'll come back and tell you all about it. We will break the rules and kill off anyone. It doesn't matter if you have grown to love the character. It doesn't matter if the character is young or old. We're rule breakers. That's how we scare you. We're not concerned with happy endings, warm blankies, and fuzzy slippers. Happiness is not in our job description. Our job is to scare you. And we love our job.
We will take your sense of well being, and feed it to that hungry part of you that wants to be scared. We'll make sure you don't look at common household pets the same way. You'll become suspicious of everyone and everything you once thought safe and secure. And we'll do it long after you put our stories down.
You'll reassure yourself by thinking it's only a story, and stories aren't real. And you'd be right. The story is fiction, a work of someone's imagination.
The underlying theme, however, is very real. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Sometimes we are out of our environment and feel very uncomfortable. Sometimes, circumstances are beyond our control. Sometimes, some body or some thing wants to take over. And that is very scary.
Why do horror writers prefer this genre? Because misery loves company, and you WILL be scared with us. We're not facing any fear alone. We're not stupid. We know what's out there, and it's too scary to face alone. Besides, we might need you as bait.
Until Next Time,
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DEAD LETTERS
LJPC - the tortoise 
SCREAMS:
Hi Bill! I loved Weird Tales and the other horror magazines available when I grew up. Thanks very much for all the info. I had no idea such masters wrote for the magazine. Thanks also for the great examples. Super NL! 
~ Laura
Angus
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Another great Newsletter, Bill! I knew a lot of great writers were featured in Weird Tales, but not some of those you listed.
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