Welcome to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group blog hop! .
Once a month writers gather online to share, cheer, and lament this writing world we’re in. It's the most amazing and
terrifying place to be!
There's often a question (optional) with
this adventure and the one this month was interesting.
What's your favorite classic ghostly tale?
Ummm, unless
they're funny ghosts, I don't have one.
I'm not a big
scary, ghost person. Fast and funny is more me.
But, this did
make me think about what story scared me. Waaaaay back in the dark ages,
teachers liked to make kids read scary, dark, or depressing stories (That was
my view).
I still recall
one that I read an insanely long time ago. No idea about the title, and it was
a flash fiction--as in two pages maybe?
It was a woman
talking about being home alone and that her husband always called her paranoid.
She's making comments as she goes through the house checking things.
Then she came to
an outer door that she'd locked that was now wide op--.
Yup. It ended
right there.
It freaked me
out! Obviously made an impact since over 40 years later it still sticks in my
mind.
As a writer, I
admire that power. Such a simple story with a simple gotcha. I would love to
have that ability--in my own fashion. I may blow things up in my books
sometimes (okay, a lot) but the closeness of that story, the impact of the
ultimate cliffhanger ending....dang.
It was very
impressive.
So, since I've
diverged, what's a scary story that made an impact on you?
Happy IWSG day!
Bonus points if you know the short story I mentioned!
