I recently wrote a story titled "The Bank" that was based on a series of nightmares. I called it a horror story because I would wake up sweating every time I had the dream. Apparently I was wrong. Nobody else could see the horror in some unknown agency having absolute control over one's life. Now I simply call the story a fantasy.
I used to think I knew what a horror story was. After all, my story "Fluffy the Monster Slayer" was a horror, full of blood and gore. It was the tale of a cute little bunny rabbit that started killing people, their pets and some predators, her monsters. Is it the blood and gore that makes for a horror story?
I would have said it was the sense of helplessness. I guess that isn't enough. "The Bank" portrayed helplessness but apparently didn't make the grade as horror. Admittedly it didn't have any blood and gore.
I don't intentionally set out to write horror stories. As usual, I just write down what I dream.
But now I'm curious.
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