question for the hivemind: what's the creepiest sound you've ever heard in your home that you just... never figured out?

#questions

the thing about small towns is everyone knows your business. the thing about *really* small towns is everyone knows your business and nobody's calling the cops about it cause their cousin is involved

Two Part Question: Have you ever had a boss to turn out to be a murderer or serial killer?
And were you surprised when you found out?

Cause I swear, I've got one ex-boss who could be Zodiac and I wouldn't bat an eyelash.
#truecrime #bossfromhell #questions #horrorauthor

do you ever get attached to places that are objectively terrible? like why am I nostalgic for the worst apartment I ever lived in

#questions

You get one folkloric defense item to survive a supernatural encounter. No weapons. What’s in your toolkit? #writesky #booksky #horror

Every time I write about body horror, I’m also writing about care. What breaks, what heals, what lingers. #BodyHorror #WritingThroughIt #writesky

Started writing at 2am with headphones on. Woke up at 6am with 3,000 words, a nosebleed, and a new god.

My fictional cat’s powers include: glowing eyes, teleportation, and the ability to ruin group chats.

Legit question: Has the word "monster" become cliche in fiction?

I got a response praising that a flash fic was really good, only for them to zero in on the word "monster" and write a whole paragraph about how THE WORD was played out.

News to me, I guess? What about you? I'm genuinely curious.

Mad scientist authors: what’s the most unhinged thing your villain has done that you’re proud of?

Trying to write dystopia that doesn’t feel autobiographical.
Reality, I’m begging you: pump the breaks on being comedically apocalyptic for like, five minutes.