I am not just a writer of horror but also for psychological thrillers and horrors anything dark or weird. I like to look at different aspects of an issue and try to write it into my stories. Such as I have an idea for a book that involves the darker side of a person who is scared to leave their home. This is a phobia, agoraphobia, which can be interesting to use in writing. It may not be widely used, but any phobia can be interesting in bringing into a story. It can create a different level within the book that allows a character to either already have fear and see what happens and how what happens affects the person. Or the writer can use the fear as a consequence of what has happened to the person. I find that a writer needs to use every tool accessible to them in order to make weird and interesting stories. As a writer of the weird and darker nature of humanity, I like to use different things to bring out the characters in a way the encourages more fear or weirdness within my book.
What do you use to create the darkness within your book?
