Black cat's and goblins, witches and ghosts or
You may think they scare me, you're probably right...

I've been slashing away at a submission for Comixpedia's Fright Night 2003, and it's put me in a mind for scary movies.

Horror, imho, is one of the more difficult genres to work in.
Actually - let me rephrase that. It's the easiest to work in - the most difficult to pull off.

To tell a successful horror film you must be original. Either push the envelope further than anyone before you has dared to, or tell your story in a way no one before you has. And let's face it - the envelope's been pushed pretty far and there's just not that many twists to stories that haven't been tried already.

I started off hating horror movies. Couldn't stand them. I was squeemish, you see. I'm still squeemish, but I've gained an appreciation for scary stories. A grim fascination with the storytelling of the macabre. Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be posting reviews of some of my favourite scary tales. Feel free to share with me (tragiclad@theelusivefish.com) any favourites of yours.