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Ironscarf at 8:32AM, Oct. 26, 2022
Probably just a matter of perspective. I see it more as something that would be scary if you were there, or if it was happening to you. It's not, so it becomes more of a safe space to explore subconscious fears and anxieties. Everyone is different though. I've been surprised in the past by people having a visceral reaction to something unpleasant I'd drawn and I remember having that response myself as a child.
Ozoneocean at 6:56AM, Oct. 26, 2022
I definitely think you can 😁 you can horrify and sicken people, iavw seen that many times, and you can make people scared for the characters - that they might get hurt or injured or something for example.
Ironscarf at 2:57AM, Oct. 26, 2022
I suppose most people would expect that, yes. I don't know how you would go about scaring someone in a comic though. Creepy or unsettling seems like the most you could hope for.
Ozoneocean at 8:58PM, Oct. 25, 2022
Hmm, but you still have to scare though too?
Ironscarf at 11:47AM, Oct. 25, 2022
This might sound unusual, I don't know, but I don't look for a horror film to be scary and find most of those that aspire to that are the most boring. I look for entertaining and creative and that's what I shoot for when writing something horror based.
Ozoneocean at 6:40AM, Oct. 25, 2022
Good point about continuous foreshaddowing - that can also really get you on edge.
marcorossi at 4:21AM, Oct. 25, 2022
I have a chapter in my comic (chapter 4) that is similar in structure to an horror story: the protagonists get lost in some caves that are said to be linked to the underworld and they start hearing the voices of the dead, until... I think the main point of horror is the foreshadowing that buids up to a big plot twist, I don't like traightforward body horror or continuous jumpscares. This is IMHO the reason horror is best for short stories, or for chapters inside a long story, but a long story of continuous foreshadowing would be boring. Also, in my case, I needed to show some dynamics in my characters related to the whole story, so I used the "foreshadowing" part to show these dynamics, I wouldn't know what to do in a self standing horror story, though I suppose showing personal dynamics of the characters during the foreshadowing part would still work.