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An Essay Worth Reading on How Horror Stories are not just Monster of the Week Boo-Scares....
I often say (in best short convention bio speak) that I don't read or watch horror, I live it.
This is not merely a joke--it's a statement of fact. I had to walk back the trail of Change to get to where biology started to change me. Then I saw the nightmares my system had hidden from me, way back then. So yeah--a touch of humor for you, and not a joke. Even the best fantasy reminds me that for the average human, I'm an Other. And always have been--I didn't fool anyone. (But of course some people find The Other attractive and exciting.)
Laura Elliott has spent a lot of time thinking about horror, how it's often written and used. Who is the monster--and why? How? Is there subtext (and in the best stories, it may be subtext all the way down.) She has found many horror tropes to be ultimately freeing and encouraging.
Here's her thoughts on the why.
https://crimereads.com/the-horror-of-a-border-laura-elliott-on-writing-the-abject/
This is not merely a joke--it's a statement of fact. I had to walk back the trail of Change to get to where biology started to change me. Then I saw the nightmares my system had hidden from me, way back then. So yeah--a touch of humor for you, and not a joke. Even the best fantasy reminds me that for the average human, I'm an Other. And always have been--I didn't fool anyone. (But of course some people find The Other attractive and exciting.)
Laura Elliott has spent a lot of time thinking about horror, how it's often written and used. Who is the monster--and why? How? Is there subtext (and in the best stories, it may be subtext all the way down.) She has found many horror tropes to be ultimately freeing and encouraging.
Here's her thoughts on the why.
https://crimereads.com/the-horror-of-a-border-laura-elliott-on-writing-the-abject/