Been slowly sinking into the internet world of paranormal activity. Most of what is out there can be clearly explained away as mundane or a hoax. I am mystified by the paranormal and equally engaged and curious about writing about these phenomena. In truth all scary stories intrigue me. I haven’t ever been good at horror. My one and only attempt was a screenplay that failed on too many levels to explain. What intrigues me about horror is the same thing that intrigues me about romance and mystery. These are formulaic genres that, like the basic structure of story itself, find meaning in form. I find that form can be important in all types of fiction. Some would argue poetry is fiction and is itself a form (containing multitudes).
Horror and mystery are built similarly, though I feel horror relies on psychological embeddedness more than mystery. In mystery we are trying to unravel. In horror we are trying to descend. We are tearing away our personal layers of safety and suspension of disbelief in an effort to let ourselves be scared. In mystery we are focused on solving the issue. There is a difference there to be sure.