HORROR STORIES

Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Dracula and Frankenstein are all names that summon up horror stories from the past.

Blood, bats, haunted graveyards and zombies were the main ingredients.   Sex consisted of a bite on the neck and a great deal of swooning.     Violence and bad language did not exist.

It was all so different years ago.   Horror was simple.   It was enough for the audience to use their own imagination and there were few special effects.    The undead, haunting the misty graveyard, were pretty tame by today’s standards but could still have the audience hiding their eyes and feeling the odd goose bump!

Stephen King and James Herbert are among writers today who can thrill with their nail-biting writings.   Their work is not for the fainthearted or indeed those who enjoy a late night read before sleep, as some of the stomach churning scenes do little for a dreamless night.

The stories today may be more bloodthirsty and explicit, but I feel nostalgia for those old film stars and the way emotions were conveyed simply by a raised eyebrow or a gesture.

Do you love to write horror stories? Would you enjoy seeing your work on this page?

You know what to do-send your work to Age-net, if it is suitable for our delicate readers! It will appear here for all to read.

Sir Conan Doyle eat your heart out!

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