Chillers and Thrillers
is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
The Dramatistic Pentad Plotting Method
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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman According to Kenneth Burke, human communication consists of answering six questions, to which...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Using Typical Genre Elements to Generate Horror Story Plots
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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman By isolating the types of characters, actions, settings, processes, and motives or causes upon ...
Friday, September 20, 2019
Ray Bradbury's "The Island"
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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman Although The Cat's Pajamas , published in 2004, may not be one of Ray Bradbury's fines...
Monday, March 25, 2019
Plotting Board, Part 5
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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman In this post, I offer a few tips on plotting, many of which are implied, if not directly state...
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Horrific Body Modification Rationales
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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman One source of horror results from supplying bizarre or unusual answers to the question why ? ...
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