Writing Horror Fiction with Mike Thorn

Name: Writing Horror Fiction with Mike Thorn
Start: 2024-10-29T19:00:00-03:00
Location: 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Schedule

Tue Oct 29 2024 at 07:00 pm

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Location

732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB, Canada | Fredericton, NB

This course will engage with horror literature’s legacies and unique capacities for catharsis, allegory, and personal expression. We will discuss what scares us and investigate the psychology of fear within the context of fiction, digging into the nuts-and-bolts processes of generating fear in the reader. We will explore the wide range of horror’s subgenres and aesthetic possibilities, looking at tropes, traditions, and metaphors as opportunities for creative openings rather than restrictions. We will discuss the importance of atmosphere, point-of-view, and convincing characterization. Drawing on insights and fiction by some of horror literature’s most important and exciting figures, we will dive into the genre with a focus on craft and technique. - Mike Thorn
Date: Tuesdays: Oct. 29 - Dec. 3
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Location: Community Room (CSAC)
Length Six weeks
Cost: $150
Max. class size: 12