Hello my Freaky Darlings, Last week we chatted about Tropes. This week we'll be talking aboutĀ Setting and Characterisation in Horror. 'Never underestimate setting. Without it your story will feel like loose boards on a scaffold. It is as important as characterisation, and should be as meticulously developed and full of life.' - Rio Youers, author … Continue reading Setting and Characterisation in Horror
Writing
Tropes
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Last week we chatted about Women in Horror. This week we'll be chatting about Tropes. "Tropes are unavoidable. The important thing is make sure that they are not being employed in a way that they have been overused and the only way to do that is to be familiar with the … Continue reading Tropes
Women in horror
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Last week we chatted about Modern Horror, this week we'll be chatting about Women in Horror. 'It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more.' - Bela Lugosi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi ). When I tell people … Continue reading Women in horror
The History of Horror
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Last week we discussed what horror is, this week we'll be chatting about the history of horror. 'Grief is timeless, Mary Shelley was, in a very cathartic manner, writing about the loss of her daughter, taking the power of god to breathe new life into dead flesh, Poe knew death intimately … Continue reading The History of Horror
Joan De La Haye 