I know this is an incredibly broad question, but hear me out. I write horror stories and love reading and watching horror, I have since I was a kid. However, most of the people in my life don't enjoy horror. I've been hearing that a lot of people don't like horror because there's enough darkness in the world, so why experience more of it? Why... See more
[deleted]reddit.comWhy do you read horror?
Horror offers a chance to recognize this truth, to explore dark places in a safe way.”
Chuck Tingle • Bury Your Gays
Many of us form profound attachments when we read. Sometimes we attach ourselves to characters, imagining them as our friends or lovers or most profound enemies; sometimes a book’s author draws us, perhaps because of a persona he or she projects, perhaps—especially if we are writers or would-be writers ourselves—because we admire and envy.