Introduction to Writing Horror Stories
The sinister knocks at the door
A course by María Fernanda Ampuero , Author
About the video: The sinister knocks at the door
Overview
“The monster's shadow begins to appear. Just a pinch. A rarefied atmosphere begins to be generated in that space of peace that you began to outline in the previous lesson. ”
In this video lesson María Fernanda Ampuero addresses the topic: The sinister knocks at the door, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Writing Horror Stories. Learn to transform your deepest fears into compelling, terrifying and unforgettable stories that impact readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Uncanny Knocks at the Door In this lesson we will see the shadow of the monster. The atmosphere waxes eerie, and what Freud called "the uncanny" begins to appear. Freud called "das Unheimlich" that moment in which everyday things, familiar things, the home, start to turn into something strange. It has been translated as "the uncanny," but it's not exactly that. In German it means "the home that becomes strange." The atmosphere of a horror story is just that, a natural, normal, calm, quiet, environment, we already talked about it in the previous lessons, that is gradually transformed int...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Writing Horror Stories
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Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
María Fernanda Ampuero
A course by María Fernanda Ampuero
Although born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, journalist and writer María Fernanda Ampuero has lived in Quito, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Madrid. Her texts have been included in countless anthologies and her latest book of short stories, Cockfight (Páginas de Espuma, 2018), was named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times in Spanish, in addition to receiving the Joaquín Gallegos Lara award for the best book of short stories of the year.
She has also published two books of journalistic chronicles: Lo que aprendí en la peluquería (Dinediciones, 2011) and Permiso de Residencia (Caracola, 2013). She has collaborated with important literary chronicle magazines such as Gatopardo, Piaüi, and Internazionale. Her work has been translated into English, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, and Chinese.
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