Dive into the unsettling world of body horror and learn how to use transformation, distortion, and the grotesque to unsettle your readers. This article explores why physical fear hits so hard and how to write scenes that leave readers equal parts horrified and fascinated.
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Writing Psychological Horror: Messing with Your Reader’s Mind
Psychological horror delves into the mind, exploring emotional states like fear and guilt rather than graphic horror. It employs unreliable narrators, blurs realities, and turns the ordinary into the uncanny. By exploiting emotional vulnerabilities and creating isolation, writers manipulate readers’ perceptions, delivering twists that challenge reality and linger after the story ends.
L. Marie Wood 