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Q&A How to suddenly introduce a scary character, but include description?

I have a scene in my story where the main character (the story is told from his POV) opens a door and there is a monster in the room. I want a sudden introduction, to show how shocked the characte...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Ryan Krage‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Source ideas for monsters in a fantasy novel?

Does anyone have any suggestions on where to go to get some ideas on different types of monsters that can be created for a fantasy novel? I'm not talking about different variations of zombies or va...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Steven Drennon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can monster/beasts be in a psychological horror

I am working on a psychological horror with an extra element. Monsters, and I don’t mean ghosts. My characters will face suspicions, distrust, paranoia and emotional disturbances. They will deal wi...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by XxUnmercifulxX‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Monsters of psychological horror

According to Wikipedia, psychological horror is Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction that relies on mental, emotional and psychological states to frighten, dis...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What can a fight scene prove about characters?

My story begins with a woman minding her own business and is forced to fight for her life; against a grotesque (but unseen) creature. The creature is too strong for her, she isn’t strong enough to ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Edmund Frost‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How should you use sexually deviant monsters in fantasy?

terror is a real and powerful thing. A monster is ever-so-slightly scarier if it violates you in some way. there have been many of these types of creatures seen in myths and fairy tales. This goes ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Incognito‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why an ancient vampire sleeping for centuries under some castle in Europe would come to Brazil? [closed]

A vampire has been sleeping under a castle in Austria for centuries. But now the castle became a tourist attraction. It's really annoying. And the taste of the blood of the people on the region did...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Payuka‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can I assume readers will root for my protagonist in a man vs. beast story?

I am writing a short Sci-Fi story centered entirely on the man vs. beast narrative where the protagonist attempts to escape an unstoppable, bloodthirsty creature for roughly 15 pages. From the firs...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by MidwestIsTheBest‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭