Fun Ways to Subvert the Chosen One Trope by AK Nephtali
What are some ways to subvert The Chosen One trope in a way that will keep your readers guessing?
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Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Writing that is just out of this world. Or maybe IN this world, but with something really cool happening like robots or holograms or some shit. Also all things magical, fantastical, and maybe a little bit strange. Here be dragons (and hopefully they’ll stay).
The Sounds of Fantasy & Sci-Fi: Top 5 Animal Auditory Ideas for Storywriting (by Des M. Astor)
When you think of different mythical creatures and monsters, what do they sound like? Here are five great animals that make sounds you could apply to the mythical beings in your world!
Underrated Mythical Creatures That Deserve More Attention in Horror
A list of urban legends that would make excellent horror movie monsters!
Oscar Ambrose’s Magicpedia Guide to Modern Mirror-Making — by Ian Martinez Cassmeyer
Master magician Oscar Ambrose is here to gift aspiring magician with a guide to making and enchanting your very own magic mirror!
Interesting Ways a Fictional World/Society Can Collapse (That Don’t Involve Scarcity or War)
I want to help you blessed writers find new ways to destroy the world. Hey, what’s a good story without some world-ending conflict?
Short Story: The Birth of Mancafar
by Reyadh Rahaman Chapter 1: Cannibal The darkness roared like black thunder as the first ate the second. The eldest of the tar-like sludge beings began its slow, deliberate rampage. It slowly consumed the second born of the planet. Its inky, slimy body oozed down the gaping maw of the first predator, known henceforth as the Cannibal. It took aRead More »Short Story: The Birth of Mancafar
Rating My Favorite Scary SCPs
The SCP Foundation is one giant collaborative project made up of a community of amazing writers coming together to write some real scary (and sometimes funny, sometimes sad) shit. From urban legend-esque monsters that keep you up at night to horrifying body horror plagues, there’s no limit to the strange objects, monsters, people, illnesses, events, and all things in betweenRead More »Rating My Favorite Scary SCPs
Personality Quiz: Which Mythical Creature Are You?
Which mythical creature are you? Take this personality quiz to find out!
Short Story: Angel in the Alley
by Andrew Slinde When I was a kid, I used to see things. Now, every kid sees things once in a while – that chair piled with clothes suddenly becomes a hulking monster in the glow of the nightlight, that sort of thing – but sometimes, I’m still sure that the things I saw were real. Call me crazy, butRead More »Short Story: Angel in the Alley