2007-01-26 14:57:38 · 7 answers · asked by Sammy 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I just thought of some ideas:
I could write about someone stalking someone
I could write about the horrors of eating disorders
any other ideas?
2007-01-26 15:04:37 · update #1
I recommned writing something that could really happen. Situations that readers could see themselves in are always more scary than monsters and things of that nature. Think of things like Final Destination and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Those are things that can, or did, happen in real life. I hope that helped.
2007-01-26 15:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by marauders4@pacbell.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are heaps of real life horror stories that you can find just by picking up a newspaper everyday. I read a story a few months ago about a woman who killed her husband, cooked his head and buttocks in a stew, made gravy and side dishes - left it out on the table for his children to eat for dinner. Plus she left the rest of his body on a butcher hook in the living room. This is a true story. Also, she didn't think that her crime was so bad. Twisted and real life horrific.
2007-01-26 23:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you experienced an eating disorder? I suffered bulimia for years and it's not something to be taken lightly and it really doesn't fit into a "horror" catagory. It's an obsessive/compulsive disorder that people need to seek help for. If you want a disorder that better fits into "horror" try schitzophrenia or another multiple personality disorder.
Too many times people try to portray eating disorders but end up making them seem "trendy" and that annoys me.
2007-01-27 02:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the key for horror novels is to be subtle. The ones that always scare me the most are the ones that are more psychological than anything, where evens happen in tiny increments instead of suddenly.
Good luck to you!
2007-01-26 23:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by willow oak 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Consider everyday things that creep people out...
Being followed or "watched".
Abductors and abductees...
Those are my best ones, so make sure you go to the extremes on these, in case I give the "Great Novel" idea a shot, leaving me plenty of middle ground to work with.
2007-01-26 23:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by Horndog 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Write it from the perspective of an unreliable narrator. A paranoid person who is scared of what is around the corner, even though nothing is there.
2007-01-26 23:09:21 · answer #6 · answered by I'll Take That One! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
write about people writing horror novels..
2007-01-26 23:02:35 · answer #7 · answered by weezy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋