One of the best ways of starting a scary story would be:

Drop your audience in the middle of the story.

The concept of Specifics in a scary story is a concept that:

Real places and events in a fictional story can be scary.

Which one is NOT scary?

Someone died because "it" killed them.

The concept of Anonymity in a scary story is a concept that:

Uses vague details to open up the audiences imagination.

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Duplicate of Creative Writing: Horror Formulas

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A Quiz about what it is to not just write a scary story but to write a GOOD scary story using known elements and tropes of horror.

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1
A fear that creates a feeling that something bad will happen at an inevitable and unknown time.
Shock
Disgust
Paranoia
Dread
2
Which one is NOT scary?
Mirrors and Duality
Technology and what could happen if it becomes sentient
Murderers and Serial Killers
Science; playing God and the consequences of.
3
A type of fear that is meant to startle the observer:
Shock
Disgust
Dread
Paranoia
4
Which one is NOT scary?
Descriptive; contorted faces
Things we "think" we know
Life like (or living) pictures
People mysteriously keep dying
5
Another way of starting a scary story would be:
Slowly lead your audience in.
Give your audience multiple angles of your story.
Use the cliche, "This actually happened."
Give extremely thorough descriptions of blood and gore.
6
"In Medias Res," is Latin for:
"In most stories."
"In the media."
"In the middle of."
"When the media rests."
7
One of the best ways of starting a scary story would be:
Make things as confusing for your audience as possible.
Use a cliche like: On a dark and stormy night.
Threaten the audience if they don't head your warning/story.
Drop your audience in the middle of the story.
8
According to the Lecture: How many types of fear can we use to scare our audience?
2
4
5
3
9
The concept of Specifics in a scary story is a concept that:
Focuses on one revolving concept.
Real places and events in a fictional story can be scary.
Specifies what's after the main character from the start.
Uses vague details to open up the audiences imagination.
10
Which one is NOT scary?
Someone died because "it" killed them.
Children
Something that is not known to the audience
Being abandoned
11
The concept of Anonymity in a scary story is a concept that:
Focuses on one revolving concept.
Specifies certain elements to base the story in some truths.
Uses animals as a main element in the story.
Uses vague details to open up the audiences imagination.
12
A type of fear that makes us wonder if something is real or is it imagined:
Disgust
Paranoia
Shock
Dread

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