Jac Silver

Jac is a horror fan and creative. He is currently mapping out a pentagram of short story scares, long-form frights, teleplay terror, horror cinema critiques and agonising art.

A screaming figure with skeletal features reaches out in a vivid red, abstract backdrop.

Into body: How writer feedback unstitched the gothic roots of my modern horror by Jac Silver

Embarking on the thrill ride that was submitting to the third volume of Twisted 50, a few ideas immediately sprang to mind. All of them flexed and convulsed in bodily horror. That wasn’t a surprise. Injecting horror into the body is a method that increases the options for worming into the minds of characters and readers.

Into body: How writer feedback unstitched the gothic roots of my modern horror by Jac Silver Read More »