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 Saving Cats from Monsters in the House Open in new Window. [13+]
An essay on Horror writing and why Jaws is not the same movie as Alien. . .
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
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Greetings, sir,

You've given me lots of ideas for an October story. Having never watched a horror movie in my life, I have no clue what they are other than generally horrifying. Having an objective breakdown of their patterns and the way the different parts build together is fascinating. This month's What a Character is "someone who falls prey to one of the seven deadly sins," which for some reason has me stymied. I'm beginning to get some ideas from your study of horror being based on the consequences of one's sin. I'm a little confused, though: was there an inciting sin in Alien, aside from the one character being found to be fake? Perhaps it was unwise to exit the spacecraft? I have no clue what I'm talking about. I hope I'm not wasting your time.

This was clear and engaging, leading us through the various stages of the "monster in the house" style horror movie with care and thought. I really appreciated it. I like how you focus on two movies, comparing and contrasting, while bringing in others as illustrations of various concepts.

Perhaps you should use a larger font size to make it easier to read and appear more professional on the page. Also, a word count at the top might give us an idea of length and whether we have time to read it in one sitting.

Take care, thanks for sharing, and keep writing *WingL**Heartv**WingR*


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