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From Phobias to Phantoms: Six Ways to Spook Your Audience

From Phobias to Phantoms: Six Ways to Spook Your Audience

Haly takes you through using cryptids/monsters, the missing, cursed objects, haunted places, demons, and children as chilling details in your world.

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Oct 08, 2024
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Today, we’re continuing on our exploration of different ways to add seasonal spookiness to our world-building! Remember: spooky is anything ‘out of the ordinary’ that is meant t…

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