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I’m not trying to be philosophical here. I mean, actually. What is it? How do we define it? Obviously its a form of communication. Signifiers express meaning, either by representing sounds that combine into words, or in characterizing the words (or even meanings) all by themselves.
Simply put:
Of the thirteen known months, October is by far the spoo-o-o-o-o-okiest. (Sorry, Febru-scary.) And in the spirit of this month’s general macabre-ishness, here’s a post about writing ‘scary’. Specifically, what DOES and does NOT work when you’re trying to turn your prose into … boos. (Ghostly boos, that is, not ‘you suck’ boos.)
So here’s a list of six BOOS and BOO-NOTS to remember when writing scary stories.
It’s no surprise the latest season of BoJack Horseman is (with little room for doubt) the strongest in the series so far. We’ve already come to know the characters: who they are, why they are, and what made them that way. We’re aware of the stakes: living their lives, these people constantly put their health and sanity on the line. Just waking up, they risk psychological destruction; they risk destroying each other every single day. The show’s world has grown large enough to provide endless ammunition dumb-but-awesome animal puns and smart-but-accessible meta-humour. And best of all, the quality has never dropped off. Each season experiments with what was already done in the previous, adding new flavours, new toppings into the mix. Funnier than before. Darker, more introspective. No wonder it only seems to get better.
