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I woke up this morning, scared half to death that the zombie in the other room was about to get me. I looked around the room and saw all the familiar shapes but I couldn't shake my nightmare. It was just so real...
I've had nightmares for as long as I can remember. Vivid, movie-quality, detailed dreams that stay with me long after I'm awake. Because of this I don't watch scary movies. I figure my imagination is active enough without having someone else plant these images in my mind.
Which got me thinking, do you think people are predisposed to write a certain genre?
I've always stayed away from horror, but my mind creates such realistic scenes that maybe I'm wasting my innate ability. This morning I woke up before the zombies showed their face - I'd equate it with the first half hour of a movie when you know something creepy is in the shadows but you don't yet know what it is - and I lay there trying to imagine the rest of the story. Me, a person who hates horror. Maybe I should try my hand at a different genre.
Thoughts?
I've had nightmares for as long as I can remember. Vivid, movie-quality, detailed dreams that stay with me long after I'm awake. Because of this I don't watch scary movies. I figure my imagination is active enough without having someone else plant these images in my mind.
Which got me thinking, do you think people are predisposed to write a certain genre?
I've always stayed away from horror, but my mind creates such realistic scenes that maybe I'm wasting my innate ability. This morning I woke up before the zombies showed their face - I'd equate it with the first half hour of a movie when you know something creepy is in the shadows but you don't yet know what it is - and I lay there trying to imagine the rest of the story. Me, a person who hates horror. Maybe I should try my hand at a different genre.
Thoughts?