Chillers and Thrillers
is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.
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situational irony
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situational irony
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Saturday, September 8, 2018
Humor and Horror: An Unlikely Mix
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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Jib Fowles, a professor of communications at the University of Houston, wrote several books on a...
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Ironic Endings
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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman In “Spectral Forms,” a chapter of The Gothic Vision: Three Centuries of Horror, Terror, and Fear ,...
Monday, May 3, 2010
Generating, Heightening, and Maintaining Suspense
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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman To create suspense, signal to the reader that something dire is about to happen. Use dramatic irony so tha...
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Others: A Masterpiece of Situational Irony
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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman The Others is a virtually perfect exercise in horror by way of situational irony. The viewer is led to be...
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Quick Tip: Irony and Its Uses in Horror Fiction
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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Since O. Henry (and before), writers have surprised readers by ending stories with surprises, or twists. T...
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