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What Makes a Writer? A Change in Perspective
The other day, I was watching Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (a classic, if you haven’t seen it) with my daughter, and one quote stood...

Zoie Dawson
May 145 min read
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Mary Shelley: The Mother of Monsters
When you think of horror, you think of the classic monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein’s creature, and the Mummy. But unlike the others,...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Shirley Jackson: The Quiet Matriarch of Madness
When people talk about horror, they talk about blood. Guts. Gore. They talk about Stephen King and Clive Barker and The Exorcist . What...

Zoie Dawson
May 53 min read
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Is it "the end?" Letting evil continue past your conclusion
We’ve all seen it: the haunted house is burned down, the killer is dead, the sun rises. Everything’s fine. Except… it’s not. Because good...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Writing effective Horror dialogue
In horror, truth is rarely clean—and neither is the way it's spoken. When something’s wrong, people don’t speak in paragraphs . They...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Why the Best Horror Stays Hidden
There’s a reason why your heart pounds when the lights flicker, why silence after a scream feels worse than the scream itself, and why we...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Mastering the Macabre: 5 Essential Tips for Aspiring Horror Writers
Writing is a skill, an art form. One misplaced word, one grammatical error, one small over sight can reduce the quality of your writing...

Zoie Dawson
Feb 144 min read
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Why are we afraid of Clowns?
Clowns—they’re meant to be the jokesters, the joy-bringers, the painted pranksters of the circus ring. But for some, these red-nosed...

Zoie Dawson
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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What is a Scream Queen?
The "scream queen"—a term that’s been floating around in the world of horror since the early days of cinema—is more than just an actress...

Zoie Dawson
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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Defining FEAR for fiction writers
Fear is a complex and powerful emotion that has the ability to paralyze us or inspire us into action. It is a primal instinct that has...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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What is Psychological Horror?
Psychological Horror focusses on internal experiences of fear and anxiety, rather than relying on external threats like villains,...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 26, 20243 min read
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Icon : Jamie Lee Curtis & Laurie Strode
Jamie Lee Curtis is a legend in the showbiz world. Progeny of famous Hollywood actors Tony Curtis and original scream queen Janet Leigh,...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 26, 20243 min read
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Using 1st Person Narrative in Horror fiction
The first person narrative has long been a popular technique used in horror fiction. By placing the reader directly into the perspective...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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