whatsanwritepocalae:

writingisfancylying:

How do you write creepy stories

• Over describe things
• Under describe things
• Fingers, teeth, and eyes
• Short sentences in rapid succession build tension
• Single sentence paragraphs build dread
• Uncanny valley=things that aren’t normal almost getting it right
• Third person limited view
• Limited explanations
• Rot, mold, damage, age, static, flickering, especially in places it shouldn’t be
• Limited sights for your mc -blindness, darkness, fog, refuse
• Real consequences
• Being alone -the more people there are, the less scary it is
• Intimate knowledge, but only on one side

I don’t know I just write scary things but I don’t know what I’m doing.