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[andromachos]

this is my analog horror story.

its called the murder that murdered

a sad unhappy man with ambiguous disorder sat by his house one day. despite this he seemed very normal and it could be you. he said "i hate my favorite social media, facebook. i need new hobbies!"

an ad popped up. it said there was a garage sale at an unknown street. when he checked for more info, the street was two blocks down his house. but he lived in his childhood home?? how coudl this be possible. he got up and walked

at the garage sale he found rotting vhs and he bought them. he liekd the mold

"im going to have so much fun restoring" said him

when he got gome he was scared. the box the tapes came in had blood teeth and a deep web box.... unboxed already

"this is so dead children" he whispered, scared. but he had a mission. to put these $1 tapes in a tape player, as you do

what he saw scared him

the tape was distorted and glitchy

and the first thing he sees is a text greeting him.

ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀᴇʀ. ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴜᴛꜱ. ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛꜱ. ɪ ᴋɪʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴍ ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛᴇᴅ

unnamed guy was so so scared. like for real so scared. but he kept watching

ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀꜱ, ᴛᴀᴘᴇʜᴏᴀʀᴅᴇʀ said murderguy through the tape

in the screen was...... his face!

this is what he saw

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2022 Story Index (2)

Flash Fiction:

A Helping Hand: A writer meets something inhuman. 👇🏻

Ceasing Begins: A strange apocalypse in progress. 👇🏻

Consequences May Come: Sins will be paid for. 👇🏻

Just A Peek, I Swear: A trick of the eye. 👇🏻

METALOGICAL: Don’t read. 👇🏻

One Word Save: A dream to desperately remember. 👇🏻

Sealed Lips: Keep asking, don’t tell. 👇🏻

Still Born: A debt is paid. 👇🏻

Think About It: Do the math. 👇🏻

What Happened Last Night: A man recounts a sign. 👇🏻

Poetry:

Two Sentence Stories:

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[imastoryteller]

19 Most Common Character Flaws in Horror Fiction

Curiosity: Characters who are overly curious may investigate dangerous situations or places, leading to their downfall.

Arrogance: Arrogant characters may underestimate threats or refuse to heed warnings, putting themselves in danger.

Recklessness: Characters who act impulsively or without considering the consequences may find themselves in perilous situations.

Naivety: Naive characters may be easily deceived or manipulated by villains or supernatural forces.

Overconfidence: Overconfident characters may believe they can handle any situation, leading them to take unnecessary risks.

Stubbornness: Stubborn characters may refuse to listen to advice or change their course of action, even when it's clear they're in danger.

Greed: Greedy characters may prioritize personal gain over safety, leading them to make unethical or dangerous choices.

Distrust: Characters who are overly distrustful may alienate allies or miss crucial information, making them more vulnerable.

Cowardice: Cowardly characters may abandon others in dangerous situations or fail to confront threats when necessary.

Impulsiveness: Impulsive characters may act without thinking, leading to mistakes or putting themselves in harm's way.

Lack of Empathy: Characters who lack empathy may disregard the well-being of others, making them more susceptible to manipulation or isolation.

Overprotectiveness: Overprotective characters may prioritize the safety of loved ones to the detriment of their own safety or the safety of others.

Addiction: Characters who are addicted to substances or behaviors may make irrational decisions or be more easily controlled by external forces.

Obsession: Characters who are obsessed with a goal or idea may pursue it at any cost, even endangering themselves or others.

Paranoia: Paranoid characters may see threats where none exist, leading them to take extreme measures or isolate themselves unnecessarily.

Lack of Self-awareness: Characters who lack self-awareness may fail to recognize their own limitations or the impact of their actions on others.

Insecurity: Insecure characters may doubt their own abilities or judgment, making them more susceptible to manipulation or self-destructive behavior.

Ignorance: Characters who are ignorant of the true nature of the threats around them may underestimate their danger or fail to take necessary precautions.

Desperation: Characters who are desperate may make rash decisions or ally themselves with dangerous individuals or entities in hopes of achieving their goals.

[kerblerken]

The Gods of the Sun

(2019) Horror fiction

The sun touched the weathered and weary town with a sharp curiosity. Like a child with a torch in a dark place, the light sprang suddenly onto the surface of the earth, as if hoping to expose the evil that lurked there.

But evil did not scurry from the light. Rather, it turned its bound and tortured face towards the horizon and shrieked at the blinding sun. In an instant, it was turned to ashes.

Before they could un-cup their tiny hands from their fragile ears, the remains of the beast were scattered to the winds. Rotting flesh made dust. In absence, as it happened, there was peace. Sudden. Silent. Breathless.

Chains that bound the nightmare creature fell into the dirt, the rusted iron links drawing a tumbled path back to the concrete slab to which they were entrusted. The wisest of the children considered the weight now lifted from them.

Their tired minds loosened, finally free of the torment of endless nights spent running from the monster that dwelled in their dreams. Under the canopy of night, they had roamed this once haunted town, delirious with insomnia. By lantern light, they passed hours, scheming and plotting.

It was the oldest, Paul, who laid plans to trap the beast. He lured it from his room, tempted it from beneath the bed with a blend of blood and seed, spent both in rage. His finger sketched a bloody line from house to field, all the way to the well of eternity. The beast followed, lapping at the ground, wretched with foolish hunger.

It was the youngest, Peter, who sat by the well and wept into the darkness. Spells of shadow magic bade the weak be sacrificed, and so it was to be. Chained to the slab, his torment drew the creature near. His desperation, the agony of fear, at once enthralled the ravenous being. Paul stood feebly between brother and beast, as incantations spilled awkwardly from trembling lips.

And when the boys fell, lost to fear, it was Mary who struck the final blow. She proudly stood, a bold and desperate vision in the fire’s light. Her resolve turned stone as fists closed over lengths of razor wire. She took from the beast on that dark night only what she sacrificed of herself. Pound for pound. Flesh for flesh. Terror for terror.

They had fulfilled the pact made with the gods of the sun, who lay their gifts at the feet of the triumphant trio. They returned to each the sleep that had been stolen from them all the years now passed. The days and months repaid, a trade in blood rewarded in kind.

They lay then, in their quiet house, in beds now cold and strangely unfamiliar. There were no noises in the dark to wake them, but it mattered not. For there was no sleep to be had. The time they had won from the gods of the sun could only be spent in the light of day. The dreadful night crowded their dreams as it always had, whispering again and again that it owed them nothing.

Nothing at all.

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being a writer is so embarassing. i'm sitting on my bed, bopping to my music, kicking my feet, imagining scenarios. and i'm looking at internet pages about asbestos.

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ATTENTION WRITERS!!!

[imbecominggayer]

How To Scare Your Readers

tw: mentions of murder and other horror media, its not specific or gorey but I just wanted to mention it

Today is one my hardest asks as it is a highly individual process to freaking out your audience with @differentnighttale asking: "How do you write horror, and how do you write it good nail biting and very unsettling type of horror."

Specifically, we are focusing on supernatural horror and dark fantasy. Due to the fact that there are numerous ways of scaring an audience, I'm going to focus on more diverse and interesting ways to freak out the readers. There are obvious tricks like "focus on the tactile senses" and stuff like that but let's cover something not as cliche!

Again, there are many ways to instill horror.

One: Combine Beauty And The Macabre

While this is a common trick seen in visual horror such as the works of Junji Ito or Midsommar, it's also an important and useful element in other beloved horror media.

This can be useful for a myriad of reasons.

The ability to combine the fantastical beauty of the scenery with death or the lovingly detailed imagery of a victimized body might be just the thing to elevate the scenery and visuals.

It also works to surprise your readers. If you are reading horror, you expect the murder and terror to appear in dark hospitals and obviously disgusting places. But what if the horror was in a cherry blossom field? In the church? In the character's childhood bedroom during the sunset?

It follows the perversion of the familiar. Most people internalize certain environments are seperated from society which might assist you if you are going for that specific type of horror. BUT! If you have horror in the supermarket, in the coziest little cottage, in the beauty.

TWO: Focus On A Specific Brand Of Horror

This is especially important for horror that is based off of pop culture spooks such as ghosts, ghouls, witches, zombies, and werewolfs.

Doing some research into why these monsters have survived in the public mind and what exactly is frightening abou them can influence your settings, characters, and horror.

There is horror about isolation.

There is horror about losing yourself.

There is horror about the female body.

There is horror about puberty.

There is horror about gender dysphoria.

There is horror about everything.

Decide what is the core fear you are proding at.

THREE: Be Ambiguous

Readers are comforted by linear stories with a beginning, clearly laid out morality, and a clear cut ending which provides either a happy ending or a sad ending.

Messing up any one of these things can lead to your story haunting the minds of your audience for a long time.

Midsommar is constantly debated about over if the ending is happy or sad.

Joker(2019), a thriller but not a horror, is infamous for it's amazing usage of hallucination and delusion to tell a non-linear story with a confusing ending.

Leaving the ending, villain, characters, or plot ambiguous and not clearly detailed might elevate your horror :)

FOUR: Use Your Own Fears

When you write about what scares you, that natural fear tends to radiate into your writing more naturally :)

This fear can be a lot of things from the specific phobia of bugs to the fear of being mistreated by a loved one.

Conclusion:

I hope I gave you some interesting advice that you haven't heard before @differentnighttale

p.s: at what point does something become "Mature"? I did mention "murder" throughout my post somewhat frequently but I never went into specific detail so I can't tell if it's "Mature" or not?

If it is mature and I mislabeled it then I can edit it to be "Mature"

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It's 31 Days of Horror 2024!

Welcome to the fifth annual 31 Days of Horror writing challenge!

For those of you who have not done this challenge before it's simple. This is a horror writing challenge that takes place during the month of October. For each day you'll take the corresponding prompt and write a horror short story to go with it. You can then take your wonderful creations and post them with the tag #31DOH2024 so others can see what you wrote for the day!

There are three whole years of short stories you can go check out under the tags #31DOH2023, #31DOH2022, and #31DOH2021

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