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OKAY SO IM WRITING A HORROR STORY AND I NEED HELP

So, I have a plot I just don't know if I should change it or not- It doesn't really make too much sense and i feel like it's too funny for a horror story. I want this to be a really scary story-
Okay so here's what I have for the summary or whatever you call it:
Whilst investigating the death of a local musician, a Care-free writer called Bronte Evans uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, jagged kunai circulating throughout Australia. As soon as anyone uses the kunai, he or she has exactly 376 days left to live.
The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look Blurred. A marked person feels like a Crimson Talpan to touch.
Bronte gets hold of the kunai, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into her mind: a Tiny but Mighty Kangaroo balancing on a devastating musician, an old newspaper headline about a Car Crash accident, a hooded Dingo ranting about Shoulder and a drinking well located in an Abandoned place.
When Bronte notices her Throat have Talpan-like properties, she realises that the curse of the jagged kunai is true and calls in her crush, a artist called Koa Mahi'ai, to help.
Koa examines the kunai and willingly submits himself to the curse. He finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. He finds the Tiny but Mighty Kangaroo balancing on a devastating musician particularly chilling. He joins the queue for a supernatural death.
Bronte and Koa pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded Dingo. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?

I used a plot generator for this mainly because I've never created a Horror story- BUT PLEASE HELP AND MAKE IT MORE SERIOUS AND GIVE ME SOMETHING-ANYTHING

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I think this would be good for someone who wants a horror but not to scary story it depends on the reader of this some may like it others might not
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The summary you've provided has a mix of horror and humor elements, which can be confusing for a reader looking for a horror story. To make it more serious, you could focus on the eerie and unsettling aspects of the kunai's curse. Here are a few suggestions:

Instead of describing the doomed individuals as "ordinary people during day to day life," you could describe them as "unsettlingly normal," to add a sense of eeriness to the story.

Instead of describing the kunai's curse as something that happens to "ordinary people," you could focus on the fact that the curse affects anyone who comes in contact with the kunai, regardless of their background or circumstances. This could add a sense of randomness and unpredictability to the story.

Instead of describing the visions as "flash[ing] into [Bronte's] mind," you could describe them as "haunting" or "terrifying." This would emphasize the fear and unease that the visions are meant to evoke.

Instead of describing Bronte's and Koa's quest as a "quest to uncover the meaning of the visions," you could describe it as a "race against time" to stop the curse before it's too late. This would add a sense of urgency and tension to the story.

I hope these suggestions help you create a more serious and suspenseful horror story. Remember that horror stories often rely on a sense of uncertainty and a lack of control, so try to include elements that evoke these feelings in your story.

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