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Horror/Scary: April 04, 2018 Issue [#8834]

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 This week: Tiny terrors
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Quote for the week:
"We are the Little Folk—we!
Too little to love or to hate.
Leave us alone and you’ll see
How fast we can drag down the State!

We are the worm in the wood.
We are the rot at the root.
We are the taint in the blood.
We are the thorn in the foot." ~from "A Pict Song" by Rudyard Kipling


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Letter from the editor

Imagine you are being chased by an evil giant. It would be terrifying, but at least you could see and hear it coming. Some of the most fearsome creatures, both real and mythical, are so tiny that their victims might not even know they are there until it is too late.

Large, powerful creatures may be able to fight using their physical strength alone, but smaller ones need to rely on cunning and deception. A smaller foe may be able to attack by moving quickly, conceal itself, or simply by appearing harmless.

Many illnesses are caused by bacteria and viruses, pathogens too small to see with the naked eye. They can spread by simple contact such as a touch or a kiss. Some types can survive for weeks outside of a host and can mutate over time to develop resistance to antibiotics and other treatments.

The natural world is filled with tiny terrors. The Irukanje jellyfish, which dwells in the ocean near Australia is only about as big as a thumbnail, but its sting causes excruciating pain. One victim was asked to rate the pain on a scale of one to ten, and he rated it a twelve. It is said that while the Irukanje is less likely to kill than some of its larger cousins, if it does sting you, you will wish for death to escape the pain.

If your only experience with fairies has been Tinkerbelle of the Disney movies, you may think of fairies as cute, harmless creatures. However, the fairies of actual mythology and folklore were not cute and were anything but harmless. At best, they were troublemakers, hiding household objects and causing cows to give sour milk. At worst, they kidnapped human children (and sometimes even adults) keeping them prisoner in their world.

You might think that a child's toy such as a doll is a small, harmless object, but remember Talking Tina of the "Twilight Zone" episode? You would not want to get on her bad side!

If you use a smaller villain or monster in your stories, try giving it powers that can turn its small size to an advantage. Or maybe have a large monster that is defeated by a smaller protagonist. Remember David and Goliath?

Something to try: Write a horror story that features a small demon or villain.



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