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Horror/Scary: January 14, 2015 Issue [#6766]

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Horror/Scary


 This week: Technological Horror Stories
  Edited by: Diane
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Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

Welcome to this week's edition of the Horror/Scary newsletter. Horror can be found lurking in every genre from action to mystery. Each edition of this newsletter highlights stories and poetry on the site that will hopefully set your nerves on edge and send shivers up your spine.

~ Diane ~


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Letter from the editor

I love reading and writing horror stories. I started reading them as a child and despite the fact that I am terrified when I read them, I simply cannot stop myself. The best stories build tension as the climax approaches to the point that I must put the book down and walk away for fear of what is to come. Those that scare me the most, and hence the ones I enjoy the most, are tales that I can see happening in reality.

Advances in technology are happening so fast that it is easier than ever to imagine the horror of technology gone wrong. Novels like Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, while unbelievable years ago, have a ring of truth and possibility with the current advances in scientific study. As I use technology in my everyday life, I think about how I could add a horrific twist. Some of the recent possibilities that popped into my head are:

*Bulletb* Mind Control Using Mobile Phones
*Bulletb* Household Robots Taken Over by Terrorists
*Bulletb* Microwaves Vaporizing People - Targeted Assassination
*Bulletb* Transporter Sending Travelers to the Wrong Place

Somehow the thought of technology being used for nefarious purposes or even accidentally going haywire with a horrific result is more terrifying to me than vampires, werewolves or other assorted monsters. While I love reading techno-horror stories, I have a hard time finding them on Writing.Com. Perhaps it's that the overwhelming attraction to monsters and supernatural forces is too difficult to ignore and so members don't have time to write horror stories with a technological bend. Or perhaps members are writing the stories, but they just aren't listing them in the horror/scary genre so I don't find them as often as the other horror stories.

Whatever the case, I've decided to create a contest to entice members to write something that I enjoy reading. So if you have time, and the inclination, check out:

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Until next time,
Diane


Editor's Picks

I've selected a nice mixture of horror stories for your reading pleasure. Enjoy, and remember to send a review to the author.



The inheritance  (18+)
A son inherits a brooch. What can possibly happen?
#2019586 by Andy~hating university


 Visions  (18+)
Sometimes we see things we don't intend to.
#2024997 by JDSchlueter


 Debt Collection  (18+)
A woman is caught in a world of darkness after her father signs a contract with a Vampire
#2024413 by Vixey Todd


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 Monsters Under Her Bed  (13+)
Elizabeth believes that monsters are under her bed. Obviously she's crazy, right?
#1996440 by Sum1


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STATIC
Stygian Souls  (E)
Dark souls haunt the storm
#1997163 by Angels in my Ear

 
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Ask & Answer

As a guest editor, I have no feedback for the newsletter to share with you, but the editors work hard to make sure the newsletters are informative and enjoyable and appreciate your responses.


In lieu of feedback, I'll share a few poetry contests I spotted in my search for items to highlight in this issue of the Horror/Scary Newsletter:

Poison Apple Theater  (13+)
A monthly dark fantasy contest. - - - Special extended round!
#2014825 by Glassboots


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SCREAMS!!!  (GC)
A Terrifying Contest Of Horror And Three Time Quill Award Winner!
#2020439 by Lilith of House Martell


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Sinister Stories Contest  (13+)
A horror contest for everyone! Can you write a terrifying tale? February Special Round!
#1556724 by Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk


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