How to Write a Psychological Horror Story
Brainstorm story ideas.. Create a compelling main character.. Determine the psychological element of your story.
Steps
1
Brainstorm story ideas.
Brainstorm story ideas.
2
Create a compelling main character.
Create a compelling main character.
3
Determine the psychological element of your story.
Determine the psychological element of your story.
4
Read examples of psychological horror.
Read examples of psychological horror.
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Create a mood of terror and foreboding.
Create a mood of terror and foreboding.
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Let bad things happen to your characters.
Let bad things happen to your characters.
7
Include sensory details.
Include sensory details.
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Avoid common horror cliches.
Avoid common horror cliches.
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Build up to an unsettling ending.
Build up to an unsettling ending.
10
Read your first draft out loud.
Read your first draft out loud.
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Share your first draft with others.
Share your first draft with others.
12
Revise your draft.
Revise your draft.
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