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Brendan Philbrick
Brendan Philbrick asked Brian Keene:

Any tips for writing horror? I've tried before, but I just couldn't do it. I can write sci-fi and fantasy like no one's business, but I've always wanted to experiment with horror.

Brian Keene As with any genre, you have to write toward the goal. The goal of horror as a genre is to make the reader feel dread or terror or at the very least, a good jump scare. So you have to write with that goal in mind.
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Will there be a sequel to The Lost Level? King of of the Bastards?

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Hi there. I was amused when, in Dark Hollow, I saw a sentence that read, "...an archaeologist named Machen". I was also impressed by the reference My question is, how much do you credit some of the old horror writers like Machen and Le Fanu as inspiration to your work?

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Why do you think people like scary stories? Why would people choose to be scared?

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