What makes a story scary? Or rather, do any of you have some tips to make a truly horrifying story? Any help is appreciated

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Anonymous Sun Mar 3 11:36:43 2019 No.12696080 [Reply] [Original]

What makes a story scary?
Or rather, do any of you have some tips to make a truly horrifying story?
Any help is appreciated

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 11:37:23 2019 No.12696083 >>12696080 environment rather than the spooky monster

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 11:40:31 2019 No.12696103 >>12696083 do you know any examples?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 11:41:03 2019 No.12696107 Fish people

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 12:03:31 2019 No.12696221 bump

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 12:12:37 2019 No.12696266 >>12696080 Ruin a happy world with out-of-order things. Set up an atmosphere and stretch out some tension until it snaps. Put emphasis on sad, scary stuff like loneliness, loss and sheer terror.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 14:50:06 2019 No.12697053 scariness is not universal. just right about what makes YOU scared, man.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 14:51:08 2019 No.12697058 >>12697053 black people.....

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