The shape of horror
Not everything written gets published. Sometimes for good reason. And sometimes not.
In Dead of Night , I posited that horror is often presented across two vectors: physical and psychological. Two additional vectors didn’t make it into the book: nihilism and comedy. Using these four descriptors, you can graph the flavor of any horror story:
The physical and psychological vectors detail whether the horror affects the body or mind, and to what degree.
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