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Villains can be more interesting if they're not 100% a villain. Your witch could be the village wise woman who heals the sick, as well as a cackling evil-doer.
Or the townsfolk might be in denial. Almost every haunted house story relies on the fact that some people don't think it's haunted. That creepy old house on the corner? It's not haunted. It's just abandoned. There's no such thing as ghosts.
Then I dare you to go in there at midnight. Go on. I double dare you.
In a rational world every haunted house would be bulldozed. But we don't live in a rational world. Stephen King's IT comes to mind, where everyone ignores the fact that the children are going missing.
Or the townsfolk might be in denial. Almost every haunted house story relies on the fact that some people don't think it's haunted. That creepy old house on the corner? It's not haunted. It's just abandoned. There's no such thing as ghosts.
Then I dare you to go in there at midnight. Go on. I double dare you.
In a rational world every haunted house would be bulldozed. But we don't live in a rational world. Stephen King's IT comes to mind, where everyone ignores the fact that the children are going missing.