Chillers and Thrillers

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

Showing posts with label protagonist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label protagonist. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Hop-Frog: A Story of Reversals

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman   As a rule of thumb, a writer introduces his or her story’s protagonist before the antagonist makes an ...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

Using Horror Movie Taglines to Develop Characters' Personality Traits (and Story Plots)

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 Copyright 2021 by Gary L. Pullman A movie poster tagline poses various questions related to WHO? (personal identity, agent, or agency),  W...
Monday, June 1, 2020

Character in Action: It's Elemental

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman All elements of fiction besides those of character and action—conflict setting, point of view, ...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Thrill of It All, Part 1

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman Movie posters are ads, of course; they are designed to sell movie tickets. As such, writers can le...
Friday, October 19, 2018

Evolutionary Fiction

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman According to the theory of evolution, species survive by adapting to their environment. For biol...
Saturday, September 29, 2018

The Effects of Loss as a Paradigm of Literary Criticism for Horror Fiction

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Horror fiction is a literature of loss. The losses, of course, are significant: no one has ever writ...
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