IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! In The Mouth of Madness

[No audio this week; RIP old headset. 🙁 ] There are classics of the horror genre, speaking in terms of movies, that are all about the creatures: Bela Legosi’s Dracula, Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster, Lon Chaney’s Wolfman and so on. Some horror stories move away from such “creature features” and opt for a more… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! In The Mouth of Madness

Proper Pacing

I’ve mentioned in medias res previously. It’s a great way to get your audience into the swing of the story and can cut down on overwrought exposition. However, no matter how breakneck the pace of the opening, you don’t necessarily have to pound the metaphorical pavement from start to finish. You can’t spend all of… Continue reading Proper Pacing

Published
Categorized as Writing