Weekend Wrap-up Oct 28: Do you like scary?

Ahh, October. The month where you get to see…every Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode. It’s scary that there are so many. But seriously, for most, October means Halloween and everything scary. So, what is scary?

I remember reading an H.P. Lovecraft story* once that actually gave me goosebumps. Bravo, H.P.. Bravo.

Most horror achieves it’s scary affect with the element of surprise, with the creepiness factor contributing to the shock value, and it’s a lot more impressive to give someone the heebie-jeebies with the written word than on a screen.

I’m not a big horror genre fan. I’ve read stories from Poe, Lovecraft, King, Koontz, and…is that it? Who am I missing? Barker? No, not Bob. And there’s another one on that list…

Movies. Seven was psychologically frightening. “What’s in the box. What’s in the box!”

Slasher films just go for the gore; same with the zombie genre**. I’m sure there is a movie that made me jump, but I don’t think I ever screamed.

As a writer, I like to challenge myself sometimes to write outside my comfort zone, so for the last Saturday of October, here are the only “slightly scary” stories I have written. although, one of my post-apocalyptic stories in my collection, The Knot at the end of the Rope (free by the way) could qualify.

The Grim Reaper / Oh, The Horror

On my blog this week:

Free Book Friday Oct 27: Just the Promos
Thursday Thoughts: Marketing Mistakes
Weird Wednesday Oct 25th: Preparedness and Cartoons
Music Monday Oct 1: Slone

*No, I don’t remember which one it is.
**It’s either scary that I actually used a semi-colon in my writing or I used it incorrectly.

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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