As we push from the heady days of summer and autumn settles in, attention will no doubt be turning to the weather. And while you might consider the next few months to be the ideal sort of conditions to be writing horror fiction, or indeed to be setting horror fiction, you shouldn’t feel too tied to that. Remember terror can strike at any time of the year.
In this piece we’re going to look at how you can use the weather to maximum effect in your horror fiction, be it sunshine, showers or snow.
Forecast sunny with a chance or horror
Let’s begin by veering away from tradition and looking at horror set in summery conditions – the sun is high in the sky, the thermometers are climbing and electric fans are appearing and just as quickly disappearing from shops. You might think that would be more of a set up for a romance novel, but there are ways you can make it horrific.
1) There is suchwill know there was a sinister edge about night simply never falling, and you can use that idea to great effect because it lends a strange, discombobulating mood to your story.
