Oh, thank you! This was very much inspired by the old observation that Lovecraft would always say something was indescribable and then in fact describe it in fairly exacting detail. I was curious what would happen if you genuinely didn't describe things. I still wasn't sure once I'd written it...
It's definitely spooky! I think determining how much to hold back vs. how much to describe is definitely a vital skill in horror writing, and I probably share more than I ought to. Working to par it back myself. But I thought this worked great!
This was awesome! Super spooky. A perfect example of how NOT showing something can be way scarier!
Oh, thank you! This was very much inspired by the old observation that Lovecraft would always say something was indescribable and then in fact describe it in fairly exacting detail. I was curious what would happen if you genuinely didn't describe things. I still wasn't sure once I'd written it...
It's definitely spooky! I think determining how much to hold back vs. how much to describe is definitely a vital skill in horror writing, and I probably share more than I ought to. Working to par it back myself. But I thought this worked great!