11.20: Horror as a Subgenre
Steve Diamond joins us again to talk horror, this time about using elemental horror as part of our stories’ elemental ensemble. We discuss how the sense of dread can be a page-turning motivation, and how it can complement the other “keep on reading” motivations we set out to invoke.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Daniel Thompson, and mastered by Alex Jackson.
Homework: Write a scene twice: first, write it so that there’s humor, and then horror. Then write it so that the horror comes first, and the humor is last.
Thing of the week: Swan Song, by Robert McCammon, narrated by Tom Stechshulte.
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