Horror Plot

**FlawlessHappiness** · 04-01-2013, 06:24 PM

Ok, so I'm about to come up with a plot, but everytime I come up with something that might be good, it's with someone who dies, and it's obvious that they're gonna die in the story!

I just found that in a LOT of horror stories there are people either dying, being tortured and may die from it, disappearing mysteriously and are possibly dead.

Is it really that impossible to write something scary without anyone dying or being threatened?
Isn't there anything that we really are afraid of, that isn't an animal, holes in your hand or violence?

I just feel like everytime i write something, someone has to die... Am I right? Have you guys got any ideas? Any stories that you can tell me about, that is different?

**failedALIAS** · 04-01-2013, 06:29 PM

Look to the Eldrich for inspiration, brother. Lovecraft can have freaky shit happen without anyone dying. You just gotta play some sense of doom and dread, with thick overtones of despair and madness.

**Kreekakon** · 04-01-2013, 06:31 PM

You could also always go Silent Hill-ish style, where the horror comes from facing your own demons, whether it's literal, or not.

**FlawlessHappiness** · 04-01-2013, 06:31 PM

"The Eldrich"? Is that a story from Lovecraft?

I'm sorry, I've never read Lovecraft (Please don't hate me), but it sounds like i should.

~~DnALANGE~~ · 04-01-2013, 06:33 PM

Mental Memorial!
The 2 main characters stay alive!
Even better, one of the main characters must be saved\rescued...
One of the very less mods out here that has a plot like that.
NOT SAYING THIS CAUSE IT IS MY MOD!!!

**OriginalUsername** · 04-01-2013, 06:34 PM

I agree, there are too many stories where obvious characters die. I think if you change it so less obvious people die (like the main character) or just don't let anyone die at all, it changes your story in the good way. I like stories or movies with an unusual twist

Spoiler below!

, and I think a lot of other people do too.

**FlawlessHappiness** · 04-01-2013, 06:35 PM

(04-01-2013, 06:33 PM)dnalange Wrote: Mental Memorial!
The 2 main characters stay alive!
Even better, one of the main characters must be saved\rescued...
One of the very less mods out here that has a plot like that.
NOT SAYING THIS CAUSE IT IS MY MOD!!!

But from what i've seen

Spoiler below!

**Kreekakon** · 04-01-2013, 06:38 PM

Actually, when it comes down to it I don't think it's actually a bad thing if there are people who die in your story. People dying is more of a trope than it is a cliche. If you have people dying in your story, and you're able to pull off the plot nicely then why not? No one's going to automatically disregard a story's quality just because thy have tropes in them, or in this case people dying.

Just saying there's no real need to try, and force out a good story without people dying if you equally able to make a good one that does.

**FlawlessHappiness** · 04-01-2013, 06:45 PM

(04-01-2013, 06:38 PM)Kreekakon Wrote: Actually, when it comes down to it I don't think it's actually a bad thing if there are people who die in your story. People dying is more of a trope than it is a cliche. If you have people dying in your story, and you're able to pull off the plot nicely then why not? No one's going to automatically disregard a story's quality just because thy have tropes in them, or in this case people dying.

Just saying there's no real need to try, and force out a good story without people dying if you equally able to make a good one that does.

Yes maybe.
Hm, i shall try thinking this through... Thanks...

Keep on coming with opinions if ya got any

**failedALIAS** · 04-01-2013, 06:49 PM

Eldrich is just a peculiar word that Lovecraft used -- that means quite that: peculiar; strange.