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Samantha Bryant | She/her @samanthabwriter.bsky.social · 4h

My horror varies from eerie to disturbing across several sub-genres. I'm richer than I've ever been, but that's not saying much since I spent most of my adult life teaching public school. At least I can take my daughter to lunch without taking out a loan first now! #HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

Oh right then here we go, if it glitches I'll wait till it's back up then fire the next.
Can't say fairer than that. Hi #HorrorWritersChat, let's talk riches. Or poverty. Moral or cash, I don't mind which.
Horror is one of the more egalitarian genres I think. More room for poor...

No links please.

Question One
Assemble, horror bods!
Tell me what kind of horror you write, and how poor are you - financially or morally? You choose....

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Samantha Bryant | She/her @samanthabwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Wanting what someone else has. Envy. Jealousy. Resentment. That's some fertile soil to grow a horror story in. Whether it's your fellow humans or creatures coveting your wealth (in whatever form), beware! #HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

Q2. So many of you are diving in courageously. I salute you. Don't worry, now we go more abstract.
#HorrorWritersChat

Q2
How does scarcity or deprivation shape the worlds you build in your stories?

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Samantha Bryant | She/her @samanthabwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Hmmmm…so far my characters have been largely middle class or poorer, which makes sense because so have I! I am writing a spoiled rich dude in my upcoming Gothic romance though, which I think will be fun! #HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

Who do you scare? As a writer, it's our chance to bite back, perhaps.

Q3
Do you write horror that scares the poor, the wealthy or everyone equally?

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Samantha Bryant | She/her @samanthabwriter.bsky.social · 4h

It really does vary from story to story for me. But that is part of what I love in zombie stories--the real monsters are often still human. #HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 5h

Q4.
Do hang around for the outro, in around 10 minutes.

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

Q4
In your stories: is desperation scarier than the supernatural?

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Vee @icalasari.illusoria.ca · 4h

#HorrorWritersChat

I try to scare as many as I can. But hey, I write what I know, so it's often gamers, socially isolated folks, etc. who may get scared by my work

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

Who do you scare? As a writer, it's our chance to bite back, perhaps.

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Vee @icalasari.illusoria.ca · 4h

#HorrorWritersChat

I kinda go for both. Funnily, I have a good example in Broke - She is one of what I call The Broken - People who, out of desperation, fear, or other reasons, took a deal with an Eldritch god, costing them dearly

Why do one when I can have both elements play off each other?

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 5h

Q4.
Do hang around for the outro, in around 10 minutes.

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

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Nick Writes Horror @nickrwriter.bsky.social · 3h

I mainly write supernatural horror and slashers, although I enjoy virtually any type of horror subgenre. I'd say I'm more financially poor than morally poor at the moment! 🤣
#horrorwriterschat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

Oh right then here we go, if it glitches I'll wait till it's back up then fire the next.
Can't say fairer than that. Hi #HorrorWritersChat, let's talk riches. Or poverty. Moral or cash, I don't mind which.
Horror is one of the more egalitarian genres I think. More room for poor...

No links please.

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Vee @icalasari.illusoria.ca · 3h

#HorrorWritersChat

Once again, plugging my wiki. So long as you aren't a big company and give credit to me for what is taken, it's pretty much free to use. I'll link to one of the world pages, the one most linked to my horror work:

illusoria.cat/dokuwiki/dok...

worlds:clockwork [Illusoria RP Wiki]

illusoria.cat

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Samantha Bryant | She/her @samanthabwriter.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks @erynmccee.bsky.social ! I've got THREE things happening in my writing life this October. A new collection: books2read.com/ShadowHill. A new story in an anthology: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... And a Kickstarter project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal... #HorrorWritersChat

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Nick Writes Horror @nickrwriter.bsky.social · 3h

#horrorwriterschat The protagonist in my novel feels scarcity on an emotional level due to her lack of meaningful connections with other people.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

Q2. So many of you are diving in courageously. I salute you. Don't worry, now we go more abstract.
#HorrorWritersChat

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

Ruth Anna Evans, Cat Voleur, MG Mason, Daniel Lorn, William Beck, JE Erickson...
Or me :D
Or better still, go fly through the #HorrorWritersChat chat today and there's tons of indie horror writers today!

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

Any particular genre?

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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 4h

#HorrorWritersChat, this Spooky Pickle has some things to pimp!

I've got some poetry books. One is even spooky & Halloween themed! Called The Shadow on the Wall.

I'm also trying to get enough followers on Fairy Seasons to get a top hat!

linktr.ee/spookypickle

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, thank you for being here, Machelle!

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

I think so. We know how far we would go, and we will root for that person, if done right.

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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 4h

#HorrorWritersChat, hmmm.... I think determination is the scariest of all.

You could be determinated to live, to beat the horrors, and fail. That's the scariest.

Then, there's the determination of the horrors to get you...

So, I suppose desperation since they could be loose synonyms.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 5h

Q4.
Do hang around for the outro, in around 10 minutes.

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

I do love a good revenge horror. Probably why I keep writing them.

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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 4h

#HorrorWritersChat, I try to write all different kinds of characters and scare them.

However, there are certain people I do want to bite back at. I'm personally a fan of revenge horrors - more of a haunting rather than absolute gore.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

Who do you scare? As a writer, it's our chance to bite back, perhaps.

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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 4h

#HorrorWritersChat, it depends on the world I'm building. There could be an abundance but, something (mainly rich a-holes) might hoard things for themselves.

Or, perhaps the scarcity is a reflection of things I've witnessed: lack of boundaries, lack of healthy affection, lack of resources, etc

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

Q2. So many of you are diving in courageously. I salute you. Don't worry, now we go more abstract.
#HorrorWritersChat

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

They sure are. I spent too long teaching in prisons. My viewpoint will always be nuanced.

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

I only follow the rules I think are sensible, put it that way :D

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

I do like a surprisingly comfy horror.

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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 4h

I write many kinds of horror! Some is oddly comfy. Some is definitely not.

I dibble and dabble in several subgenres.

As for riches, I'm better off than I was as a kid, but am missed paycheck away from drowning.

Morally? I'm morally rich AF. For the most part.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 6h

Oh right then here we go, if it glitches I'll wait till it's back up then fire the next.
Can't say fairer than that. Hi #HorrorWritersChat, let's talk riches. Or poverty. Moral or cash, I don't mind which.
Horror is one of the more egalitarian genres I think. More room for poor...

No links please.

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 4h

Congratulations!

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 4h

I don't have any books (yet), but my poem Stillborn was published by Nightmare today. This one is eco-horror. www.nightmare-magazine.com/podcast/stil...

Stillborn - Nightmare Magazine

This poem was written in response to the LandBack movement and as part of the brainstorming process for my unpublished cli-fi novel The Everwhen.

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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