One Line Horror
Horror can be a gentle and long build-up to climax incorporating atmosphere and emotion along with story details we already know — or it can be contained in only a single line of sense-exciting prose. I like those mono-scenes that say and do so much to make us shiver or shudder or at the very least draw an “eeeeewwwwww” from our lips in so few words. So let’s try some. And yes, this IS an invitation:
Write or quote a SINGLE sentence in which the very essence of horror is embodied.
In the interest of education, I believe we are allowed to post small excerpts from published works and films…? If anyone disagrees, please let me know and I shall remove said excerpts. I would, of course, like to discuss each line accordingly, for its merits and value — how exactly it gives over that horror kick, and how strong the reaction. Let’s try to use quotes that don’t need context. Do they fail because of that lack of setting, history, etc? Which are scarier, the one’s which make us say “eeeewww” or otherwise. How can we use this knowledge to help with our horror/dark fant writings?
And I’d like to post up some originals too. Email me with ideas, etc: womblinATwomblin.com
How about this one to start with, from a movie: Aliens — “They mostly come at night. Mostly.”
Mwhahahahaaa…
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