Hi Gang, Craig with you again. Time for another Expansion Pack that ties in with The Hero’s Journey, also known as the Writing Monomyth. This time we’re dealing with our villains. Before you go all feral on me, there are some stories where the antagonist isn’t a human. Man vs Nature, Man vs Self, that … Continue reading Expansion Pack: The Villain’s Journey + The Monster
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The Four Elements of a Horror Story
BOO! Did I scare you? Probably not. It’s pretty hard to take someone by surprise when you tell them in advance (in my case, by this blog’s title) you’re about to discuss horror and fright. Or is it? If that were true, horror legends like H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, and Stephen King wouldn’t … Continue reading The Four Elements of a Horror Story