Showing posts with label It. Show all posts
Showing posts with label It. Show all posts
Sunday, June 14, 2020

Horror Story Plot Formulas

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman In every horror movie, there is, of course, a protagonist and an antagonist. For convenien...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Horror Fiction: The Need to Nurture

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman According to Jib Fowles , adults, male and female alike, have a need to nurture children, ani...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Horror Fiction: The Appeal of the Need for Affiliation

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Stephen King 's novels are prime examples of horror fiction that appeals to readers' ne...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Horror Fiction: The Appeal of the Need for Sex

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman As we saw in the last post (the first in this series), Jib Fowles identifies 15 basic appeals us...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Quick Tip: Vilifying Villains

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman In popular fiction, including horror, it is to the writer’s advantage to make his or her villains despicab...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Ideas That Don’t Work

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman When major players in the horror (or any other) genre succeed, they do so on a Wimbledon, World Series, or...
Saturday, December 29, 2007

Toppers

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copyright 2007 by Gary L. Pullman  We all have our ideas as to which movies are the best of their kind, which is fine, of course, as long a...