Chillers and Thrillers

is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.

Showing posts with label metaphor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metaphor. Show all posts
Saturday, October 16, 2021

The Exorcist: A Marriage of Spirit and Matter in the Style of William Peter Blatty

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman William Peter Blatty, the author of The Exorcist, has an eccentric style that is marked by his...
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Friday, March 5, 2021

Lens Crafters, or Yggsdrasil: A World Among Worlds

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 Copyright 2021 by Gary L. Pullman   Like other genre fiction (and, indeed, art in general), horror fiction is mostly a matter of metaphor. ...
Friday, February 14, 2020

Learning from the Masters: Lawrence Block's Use of Metaphor as a Narrative Device

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman According to his website , Lawrence Block started his writing career writing “midcentury erotic...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Magritte’s Techniques: Illustrated Copy

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman Like any other artist, Rene Magritte makes use of a variety of techniques to create his effects....
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