Chillers and Thrillers

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

Showing posts with label plague. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plague. Show all posts
Thursday, July 9, 2020

Edgar Allan Poe's "King Pest": Analysis and Commentary

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Copyright 202 by Gary L. Pullman King Edward III The first sentence of the story establishes its setting: it is “about twelve o...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

For Untouchables: Masochistic Horror

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman In the middle of a pandemic, most of us might not care to read stories involving plagues and p...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The Horror of Objective and Subjective Threats

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman Some horror fiction, both on the page and on the sound stage, features threats which are both ob...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Horror Fiction: The Appeal of the Need to Feel Safe

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman One of the basic needs to which advertisements often appeal, according to communications professo...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Everyday Horrors: Plagues

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Copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman When most people think of the plague, they are likely to think of the bubonic plague, or “ Black Death ” t...
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