How to Write Truly Frightening Horror Fiction

Anatomy and Psychology of a Horror Movie
Halloween is the ripe for horror movies, but what exactly constitutes a horror movie? Does it need a plot twist? Suspense? Mystery? Zombies? Blood and gore? Satanic influence? A presence of evil? Here is a psychological analysis of horror movies.
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How to Write Mystery and Detective Fiction

How to Write Crime Stories and Detective Fiction that Mystery Readers Will Love
Tired of cracker-bland stories that readers only nibble?  What defines a story that readers gulp down whole, beg for more before the first even digests?  Characters, plot, climax and something else. Learn to write the gulp down whole stories!
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Doppelganger's Requiem

"You Know How Strong They Get when They're Crazy..."
Who is crazier--the asylum inmates or those who torture the mentally ill? In this story, the Genius Loci of an abandoned insane asylum looks with favor on the doppelganger granddaughter of a crazy woman and helps her settle some old debts.
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Mystery Writing Prompts, Horror Story Starters for Halloween

Mystery Story Starter Ideas
Need some story starter ideas for your next mystery? How about some creative writing prompts for students? Here are 15 horror, suspense and mystery story starters for you. Print and use for creative writing class. Perfect for Halloween. My favorite is 'The Letter from Yesterday'.
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Stephen King Redefines His Horror Image to Psychological Drama

Stephen King: 'King' of Horror Redefines Himself as Master of Psychological Drama
Entering his sixth decade writing books, Stephen King has defined horror in literature. Since the 1990s King's books are more eerie and less scary. Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, Lisey's Story and Duma Key represent the redefined Stephen King.
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Mystery Story Starter Ideas

Mystery Story Starter Ideas
Mystery and suspense is my personal favorite form of literature. Whether it's crime fiction, detective fiction, political thriller, espionage and subtrefuge, murder mystery, gothic mystery, history mystery...mystery is an intriguing genre. Do yo need some story starter ideas for your next mystery story? Here are 10 mystery story starters for you. Now get that plume on the page and get writing!
Read on...if you dare!!