Writing Prompt: A Family Fear
Young Horror brings you writing prompts to energize your week with spooky idea inspiration. Are you writing picture books, chapter books, middle grade, or YA? Your next great idea could… Read more
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Peekaboo with the Devil: Strategies for Hiding and Revealing Your Antagonist
Just like any relationship, the special bond between a horror protagonist and her antagonist benefits from a little bit of mystery. In this case, the hero is a proxy for… Read more
The CreEpy Catalog: On the Day I Died
In order to write great children’s horror, you must READ great children’s horror. To help you out with this, we’ve invited our very own middle school librarian to take you… Read more
Ambiguously Ever After: Ending the Children’s Horror Story
There’s much handwringing in publishing for children about what is “right” or “appropriate.” There are many controversial subjects and editorial choices, but today we’re talking about endings. Do endings in… Read more
