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Question by  Allyson (10)

How do you write horror stories?

Surely there's some sort of formula.

 
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Answer by  lonelywolf (2117)

Your characters are in a perilous situation they have no control over, usually involving a supernatural or very evil bad guy. False hopes abound, but most of them die.

 
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Answer by  amyturk (199)

There is no "formula" for writing horror stories, but generally they have a very clear villain, so a good place to start is by developing the bad guy.

 
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