Hello, Friend. I Was Wondering If You Had Any Advice On Adding A Creep Factor To A Story? I'm Trying

Hello, friend. I was wondering if you had any advice on adding a creep factor to a story? I'm trying to make a novella I'm writing creepy without it being obviously so. Like, you know how some things are unnerving and you can't explain why? I want it sort of like that.

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TWOTHINGS TO ADD THAT EXTRA CREEP FACTOR IN YOUR STORIES

Hello, friend! The thing aboutwriting with “creep factor“ is the fact that different things creep differentpeople out. A person who might be terrified of old porcelain dolls is can becompletely unfazed by masked murderers and vice versa.

Keep this in mind whenever you writescary stories, so that you know that it’s not going to scare EVERYONE. Thiswill help make sure that you’re not overwhelmed or daunted by making your storyeerie, since you know that it’s not going to please all of the people that readit.

With that said, let’s launch intotwo things that will make your scary story even scarier.

1.Setting

Setting is key when it comes tomaking your story extra creepy; a story set in an abandoned mental asylumduring a midnight storm is way scarier than a story set in a pretty garden on asunny day.

However, the setting of your story doesn’thave to be the classic cemetery or haunted mansion. In fact, those settings inscary/eerie stories are so predictable that they’re almost cliche by thispoint.

Don’t be afraid to spice up yoursetting! A part of your story that could make it eerie is that it’s set in aplace that isn’t normally scary but can be under certain conditions.

For example, a nursery school is anice, fun place with happy children, colorful walls and pictures, and arts andcrafts. However, it becomes an entirely different place if you’re locked in atnight and there are children laughing despite the fact that the last studentsleft over eight hours ago.

Places that seem benevolent duringthe day transform at night or during a storm, when the shadows stretch acrossthe walls and manipulate what you see.

What places make the hairs on theback of your neck stand up whenever you’re there? What places only freak youout under certain conditions?

In this case with writing, Iencourage you to draw upon your own feelings. What factors would make aseemingly harmless room turn into a horrorshow? If you get the chills readingover your story, chances are that your readers will too.

Here are some settings/things thatpersonally creep me out and perhaps will creep you guys out, too:

- Long, dark hallways

- Antique mirrors

- Forests at night

- Abandoned paths

- Literally any fucking abandonedplace like highkey get me the fuck out of there

- A room that’s empty except for acreepy thing sitting in the center like a doll or something

- Being alone in dark houses, evenif that house is your own

- Living room with the lights off,nothing illuminating it except the TV that’s showing static

- Stuffed animals that have beenmutilated

- Footprints belonging to no one

- Disembodied voices

- fucking SCAMPERING like holy shiton those let’s plays I shit my pants whenever I hear a littlekid/animal/whatever the fuck skittering around somewhere behind me

- Breathing that isn’t your own

- Old mansions that creak in thewind

- Cemeteries, especially when you’restanding over a grave and expect hands to reach up and grab your ankle

- Deserted streets and alleyways

- Dead end streets lit but nothingbut street lamps

- Empty parks at night

- Houses lit only by candlelight

- Normal rooms but you know someonehas died in there/ there have been hauntings in there before

- Things looking through the window,especially humanoids with glowing eyes

- Footsteps running toward you inthe dark

2.Company

Sometimes, the people within thestory can be the deciding factor on it being creepy. This includes both thevillains, the heroes, and the morally ambiguous peeps in between.

Some people are creepier thanothers, and some people are unsettled by different things, and once again youshould choose what best fits your story and what creeps you out the most. Wouldyou be more scared of an axe-wielding man in a mask standing at the end of yourhallway or two black-eyed little girls holding hands.

Here are some people/characteristicsabout people and creatures that would personally freak me out and may freak youout, too:

- Large, empty eyes

-Open/gaping mouths

- Contorted bodies

- Fast skittering and crawlinginstead of walking

- Stringy hair

- Sallow, shriveled faces

- Sharp teeth

- White eyes/ no eyes/ completelyblack eyes

- Basically look at theillustrations of any “Scary stories to tell in the dark” book and you’ll getwhat I mean

- Suspicious/eerie dialogue

HOPE THIS HELPED!

Holy shit I’m writing this at nightand just had to go get up and close my door because it’s behind me and I wasafraid something was going to creep up and pounce on me. Thanks guys.

character. kyoutani

content. slapping, use of a vibrator, degradation and drool

hatingly, this is for marge: @loveatsutani​ 

“Aren’t you a dumb little thing,” Kyoutani hums, lips pressed together in a mocking pout. Despite the kindness in his voice, each syllable dripping in saccharine, his gaze is cutting. There’s no sympathy to be found in the way he’s glaring down at you. You squirm, the tears pooling in your eyes making everything blurry no matter how desperately you attempt to blink them away.  

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i’ve had so many ask me for tutorials on these kinds of things. I hope this helps!!

One Last Night In Madripoor (An 18+ Helmut Zemo/Reader Oneshot)

Synopsis: Baron Helmut Zemo is a lonely, wanted man looking for some fun, you’re a piss-poor bounty hunter in search of a connection before leaving your life of crime behind, and fate has brought you together at a party the likes of which has never been seen before. You only have one night left in Madripoor, so why not take a chance?

Tags: Smut, SoftDom!Zemo, Hook Up, Semi-Public Sex, Drinking, Safe Sex, Explicit Consent, First Meeting, Wall Sex, Blow Jobs, Cunnilingus

Rating: 18+

Warnings: Swearing, Explicit Sexual Content

Word Count: 4200~

This fic has been crossposted under the same title to my AO3!

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DOING THE GIVING HEAD PRANK ON THE KARASUNO BOYS (PT.2)

warnings: kinda smutty

characters: shoyo hinata, tobio kageyama, daichi sawamura, koshi sugawara, ryu tanaka, asahi azumane, kei tsukishima, yu nishinoya, tadashi yamaguchi   

find pt.1 here

hinata

- hinata asks you to help him practice spiking since you’re actually pretty decent at setting, despite you not playing volleyball

- it’s not your favorite thing to do, but you help him because he’s your boyfriend and you love him

- but you figured if he was gonna force you to set for him for hours on end, you would at least have some fun with it 

- you purposely mess up a set so that it lands nicely right in between you and him

- you knew he’d try and pick it up, so you just had to be faster 

- before he could get the ball, you were already kneeling down so you could pick it up

- now your short boyfriend looks a bit taller, hovering over you in your spot on the floor

- he looks down at you as if he’s waiting for you to get up, but you don’t

- instead you move your head terribly close to his crotch and smile

- “i- y/n? you, you wanna do that here? in the gym? anyone can walk in.” he says nervously  

- you giggle at his adorableness 

- “no bub, i’m just picking up the ball.” you say

- he immediately goes red 

- “hey! you know what you were doing.” he pouts

- you just laugh and give him a kiss on the cheek before continuing to set to him

- and since you feel bad, you give him a little treat when you get home ;)

sugawara

- he’s typing away on his computer, writing an essay that’s due the next day

- the two of you are sitting at the kitchen table, him typing and you eating

- his brows are furrowed in concentration, he looks stressed

- and that sparks an idea in your head 

- somehow you manage to sneak your way under the table without him noticing

- he’s just THAT concentrated

- and you find yourself in between his legs

- he jumps at the sudden feeling of someone pressing themselves up against him

- he glances under the table at you and chuckles

- “y/n, why are you under the table? what are you- oh.” sudden realization hits your boyfriend last minute and he raises his eyebrows

- “are you trying to give me a blowjob? because i could use one right about now.” he sighs as he sits back, waiting for you to take over

- you felt bad deceiving him like this, knowing how much he would enjoy being relieved by you right now

- but you carry through with your plan

- you move your hands that were placed on his legs up and down his thighs lightly before bending down

- he closes his eyes, anticipating for you to unbutton his pants or something

- but instead you come back up with a pencil in hand

- “just getting this pencil that you dropped for you.” you smile as you hand him the pencil and sit back down in your chair

- he just looks you up and down in amusement and you laugh

- “hm, laugh all you want. it’s funny that you think you’re gonna get away with this.” he smirks 

- and suddenly you’re quiet

-knowing damn well that when suga is done with that essay, you’re done for

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