How is writing horror short fiction different from writing other short stories?
Other than the fact that a horror story should scare the reader, I don’t find much difference. The horror I’ve written varies from humorous (“Tunnels”) to deeply serious (“A Healthy Breath of Morn”). All of them tend to blend horror with other genres, so I wouldn’t really classify myself as a horror writer. It’s an element I use in my speculative fiction.
Other than the fact that a horror story should scare the reader, I don’t find much difference. The horror I’ve written varies from humorous (“Tunnels”) to deeply serious (“A Healthy Breath of Morn”). All of them tend to blend horror with other genres, so I wouldn’t really classify myself as a horror writer. It’s an element I use in my speculative fiction.
