How can horror literature be "scary" if books can't have jumpscares
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How can horror literature be "scary" if books can't have jumpscares
Poe is considered horror? I thought was more lioe gothic or something
Is that a woman or a man
She's my lovely goddess of a wife
Gothic is basically horror
I mean what aspects differentiate them
>goddess
not with that roundy face
Gothic fiction is built around fear and haunting typically due an austere, old, and/or decrepit atmosphere or threat. Something which is Gothic is typically in the realm of or adjacent to horror but horror need not be Gothic
I thought it was a dude.
That’s one cute dude if I ever saw one
she looks like one of those girls that decided to be a man and took T then decided she wanted to be a girl again
.I detest contemporary horror; most are terribly bad writers who consider that gore and/or sex can replace good prose. However, I enjoy classic tales (especially from the 19th century) written by good authors; although they usually don't evoke fear, some are 'unnerving.' Although recently I read 'The Fisherman' by Johan Angan, and I found it quite good
Likewise, it's probable that people from earlier times were more easily scared and that many of those stories caused them fear
Which books scared you? I've never been scared by words, but video games scare me
I don't recall any book that has truly scared me as an adult; as a child, stories of alien abductions used to scare me. However, there have been some books that made me 'nervous' or made me check if the door of my house was locked. 'The Fisherman' had some parts that made me glance over at my room to make sure I was alone, also some stories by Algernon Blackwood, and I had a similar experience with a memoir of an exorcist from my country.
The gothic and fantasy literature of the 19th century doesn't scare me, but I love the idea that authors like Dumas, Hawthorne, Balzac, and so many others wrote ghost stories
Same, I'm an adult now and still somewhat scared of aliens. I read Sphere by Michael Crichton when I was like 12 (non-spoiler: no alien abductions in it) and it was the first time I felt a scary chill and need to glance over my shoulder while reading. It was eerie. I guess if a text can get you really engaged you could have a jump scare-esque experience if the plot does something really unexpected.
The most you get is the unsettling nature of something like Silent Hill. Some of the old creepypastas you used to read at 3am were the best at it.
There were silent Hill books
There is a story in some Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book where these kids get liquid nitrogen spilled on them, can’t remember the name of that specific story but it’s always freaked me out because a truck is implied to smash into one of them. Then there is this small part where they explain where the kids learned what liquid nitrogen is and its overall a morbid situation.
Poe is Gothic. If you want some horror, try "Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft and "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.
i used to get scared of certain creepy pasta like candle cove, lavender town. but thats about it. i think the idea of something scary is more important. Like the idea of a childrens show that kills you is scary to me for some reason
As an adult it is????
NTA but yeah. If you're unafraid reading literature odds are it's because you're a shallow thinker and/or have a poor imagination. Jump scares are considered lowbrow because they're a reflex and don't illicit terror.
>he hasn't read R.L. stine
scared =/= startled
>how to write horror
I would love to read one of her books or take a class at the university she teaches at, can anyone give me more information on this?
OK, Stocker
>How can horror literature be "scary" if books can't have jumpscares
But jumpscares don't actually scare you, they just startle you.
Good horror is when the story is able to build up tense atmosphere and I agree that it's easier to immerse yourself into a movie or video game when it comes to that, but books are perfectly capable of making you feel uneasy. Or present you with concepts that will stick with you for a long time after you've closed the book
Jumpscares are only used in cheap horror.
Real horror builds tension with details about the environment and slowly revealing clues about whats going on around the reader's perspective.
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I'm a 2x tradpubbed horror author with works which might interest some here. In the linktree you'll find my Substack, but also free audio narrations of 20 or so short stories by various VAs, and some short video adaptations I've been experimenting with. Being that this is IQfy I'll expect unhinged replies, but do sincerely hope I can entertain and unsettle you where other horror authors have fallen short.
By creating tension, which is an art that few can master.
Your book must be a page-turner to work since the entire thing will fall apart if the reader puts the book down. You also need stellar character writing and the threat must be something mysterious but consistent.
Stoker's Dracula, especially the first stretch at the castle is perfect at this sort of thing.
Pet Sematary made me shit my pants so I would recommend that one for sure.
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