ByConor Stories

Tag: folk horror

  • Posted: An Offering in the Woods

    Posted: An Offering in the Woods

    A Monster Worships A Sacrifice

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    Spencer is chosen to be offered up to a monster in the woods. But instead of being eaten, the monster worships his body instead.

    I haven’t really written any horror since What Is Tamed, and it’s very tamed and subdued compared to other horror out there. But that’s about the comfort level I have with the genre! I don’t really read it, but there are some elements of suspense and mystery that appeal to me in light horror.

    Like What Is Tamed, this short story is more folky than thriller or contemporary. It’s set in a small town on the edge of a woods. I didn’t add any more details than that, because I wanted to focus on the experience of Spencer with the entity in the cabin. That part was very fun to write!

  • Posted: “What Is Tamed”

    Posted: “What Is Tamed”

    A Submission to the Midnight’s Garden event from Erotica Abyss

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    This was something so different from what I usually write and I’m so glad I did it! I’ve never written folk horror (and even the ‘horror’ isn’t so bad) or a main character transforming into something else or breaking down mentally. It was a challenge but it was also really fun??? I’m looking forward to doing more!

    The theme was “Midnight’s Garden,” which centered a dark and corrupted version of spring. Think like untamed transformations, forbidden desires, things that are dark and dangerous while also being beautiful.

    Here are some of my thoughts as a little behind-the-scenes moment.

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