A Nosleep Author Explains How To Write Successful Horror Stories

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
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    Inspired by the success my story had over on Reddit INC channel. The story "I've Been Flying For Almost Thirty Hours and The Flight Attendants Won't Stop Crying
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Komentáře • 43

  • @fatbitch7168
    @fatbitch7168 Před 3 lety +12

    I'm baffled that this video doesn't have more likes bc it definitely deserves tons and tons. Some of your examples and ideas were actually very cool and original. I loved your tips. You have a new suscriber 💕

  • @victormcclain2732
    @victormcclain2732 Před 2 lety +3

    Such great advice. I just posted a story on /rnosleep and the first title was
    “Nigtenberry Grove: Samhain”
    But then I changed the title to “I celebrate Halloween every day… I think it’s the only way I can keep it away from me”
    I’ve written horror before, but now I’m trying my hand at Reddit and clickbait titles.

  • @ambulance_boy3834
    @ambulance_boy3834 Před 4 lety +22

    I like this behind the scenes special! Very well done as always Worcester.

  • @juliefarrell6688
    @juliefarrell6688 Před 2 lety +21

    My inspiration was:
    The wood on the front porch is stained with blood.
    It's called "There's a Man Spilling Juice on our Porch"
    From the POV of a young girl, who wakes up, and finds a red stain on her porch. She asks her dad if he spilled juice on the porch. The dad immediately knows what it is, but the girl is confused. And throughout the book, the idea is that the girl barley knows what's going on.

  • @robgau2501
    @robgau2501 Před 2 lety +8

    Finally a piece of writing advice that helps me.❤

  • @hyper_lix_yt6657
    @hyper_lix_yt6657 Před 4 lety +5

    The story your writing is the first story of yours I found on Reddit, keep up the great work.

  • @carolinevelenthio1253
    @carolinevelenthio1253 Před 2 lety +9

    I can't really tell if its genuinely your name or not because you're such a really good writer and storyteller! I can't believe I've just found your channel recently.. btw it's through your scifi story ;D

  • @MrRichManGuy
    @MrRichManGuy Před rokem +6

    Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather read a story with a title like "Maine in Autumn" than "My balls itch more than usual... and I think it has something to do with my dog dying."
    It's probably because most of the front page on Nosleep is the latter, but short and sweet titles are more likely to catch my attention.

  • @chetmanly4620
    @chetmanly4620 Před 4 lety +2

    Keep up the good work, guy! I love your stories

  • @lonniejones2525
    @lonniejones2525 Před 2 lety +23

    What's with this new reddit trend of naming stories so weird

    • @jurupinga7282
      @jurupinga7282 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Probably people getting inspired by most popular works, also I feel like it goes in a CZcams title direction, so its only the expected chronically online Reddit behavior

    • @itsshelby
      @itsshelby Před 3 měsíci +2

      He literally says in the video it’s clickbait so people will click on it

  • @JohnLemieux
    @JohnLemieux Před 2 lety +3

    Watching this because I found an inspiration online, but won’t be disappointed if someone who is a better writer than I am took it and ran with it.
    This is a real Craigslist ad I found a few days ago:
    “$90 for 4 1/2 hours of listening for noise, not conversations.
    During Late Evening to Early Morning
    Studying or reading is ok. We only need you to listen for noise and make notes.
    Completely legal, no danger, safe environment inside our condo home
    which is located in a very safe area
    Just sit at a table, listen lfor noises/sounds and make notes describing what you may hear.
    Thank you”
    Yes this is a real ad.

  • @FlooferLand
    @FlooferLand Před 3 lety +7

    1:45 so i guess Scott Cawthon watched this video (with the Hide And Seek story, a monster you can only see in reflections)
    Also thank you for all of the help, i'm just 2 minutes in and i already feel like i have enough info to write a successful nosleep story (most explainations and help videos either don't exist or are from like 5 years ago and outdated)

  • @MrSmith-pi8hi
    @MrSmith-pi8hi Před rokem

    Your stories give me chills

  • @aarchi89
    @aarchi89 Před rokem

    Fantastic guide. Loved it!

  • @thewallofwolfstreet1026
    @thewallofwolfstreet1026 Před 4 lety +13

    Thank you for this!!! I’ve been thinking about writing scary stories while in quarantine. Also I just discovered your channel, you are a very talented creator. Keep up the good work!!

  • @weslayubrust8126
    @weslayubrust8126 Před rokem

    Thanks for the advice. I always like writers who describe their process for writing.

  • @crypticwander421
    @crypticwander421 Před měsícem

    If this takes care of my writer's block, I will sing your praises.

  • @dedeadam9698
    @dedeadam9698 Před 3 lety +1

    His voice is so calming

  • @mr.rousseau.4655
    @mr.rousseau.4655 Před 2 lety +2

    You sound like a interesting person to have a conversation with. I personally have a strong taste for cosmic horror.

  • @TainoBoriken911
    @TainoBoriken911 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the advise

  • @TheBluenyt09
    @TheBluenyt09 Před 3 lety

    Amazing tips! I learn a lot 😎👏👏👏👏💪💪

  • @user-fb3nu1ds9n
    @user-fb3nu1ds9n Před 3 lety

    WOAH I READ ALL OF YOUR STORIES IM A FAN

  • @H3LLF1RE-28
    @H3LLF1RE-28 Před 2 lety

    amazing i used the idea in this story it really helped

  • @blingcicero6570
    @blingcicero6570 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks

  • @vulkath
    @vulkath Před 10 měsíci

    Yes I believe it will

  • @animilaawoo6690
    @animilaawoo6690 Před 2 lety

    Thankyou for this helpful video. And I have a few questions:
    - Why do you choose to post on Reddit, instead of saving your stories to make a short story collection book?
    - What do you feel is your win, what do you think makes it worth it posting your stories on Reddit?
    (I also wanna post on Reddit, cause I wanna share my work & find out if people will like my stuff, cause up untill now I've only been able to show people who are close to me.)
    - Aren't you afraid people will steal your ideas?
    If you could answer this I'd be so happy, thankyou!

    • @anthonyt219
      @anthonyt219 Před 3 měsíci

      People are more likely to come across stories from nobodies on reddit than Amazon. Reddit is a good place if you want your work to be seen and build a audience

  • @southlondon86
    @southlondon86 Před rokem

    Sir your title Autumn In Maine is far FAR better than the crappy question-titles that seem to be popular....

  • @DOCTORCola
    @DOCTORCola Před 4 lety

    good video! fascinating channel I like it! i like this channel!

  • @thegoodthebadandtheugly579

    Well, buddy, you got style, I give you that.

  • @jacksongrant1450
    @jacksongrant1450 Před 4 lety

    Bruh I've read this a couple days ago

  • @mrtree28vods13
    @mrtree28vods13 Před rokem

    Holdup Blud posted this story

  • @13Dstyle
    @13Dstyle Před 12 dny

    The titles are long and weird because the stories are posted to reddit as if it is actually happening, and it's a post online talking about it.

  • @tacotruck7995
    @tacotruck7995 Před 2 lety +4

    Those titles seem way too long.

    • @anthonyt219
      @anthonyt219 Před 11 měsíci +1

      In japanese YA novels, it's worse.

  • @Calixj23
    @Calixj23 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Excellent content, but a very STUPID idea to have a triangle flashing bright lights at the audience. This went from a "need to save this link" to a " get off thins channel fast..." -- What a STUPID move on your part to mess up a good tutorial...!!!

    • @datboi1861
      @datboi1861 Před 5 měsíci

      You can just listen to it in the background. Don't have to look at the video.

  • @noelgillett346
    @noelgillett346 Před 4 lety

    Horror stories as a genre of fiction are all well and good, but per the old truism that maintains truth to be "stranger than fiction", and as a student of the esoteric and occult my bent is entirely toward those narratives that come from real people recounting real experiences. And besides, the facet of self that seeks always to find titillation by way of the voyueristic indulgence of witnessing the abject and wanton sufferings of other human beings does not strike me as one that ought to be the focus of purposeful cultivation and encouragement. It was a shock jock of a prior era, now deceased due to the bullet of one drawn from his audience, that made this latter point most poignantly clear, and actor/comedian Eric Bogosian who by way of his portrayal of that personage from real life who drove the point home. Fear-mongering, after all, is nothing but a means by which to drive the self and by extension, entire societies down into the Great Abyss. As we are now witnessing in relation to the hype and hoax surrounding a the fictitious "crisis" surrounding this coronavirus and thus an infection of no greater severity than the common cold, it's a lesson that we all could learn, should learn and must learn if we are to have any hope at all of rising above the fray so as to extricate ourselves as individuals from the cesspool and septic tank of our current collective predicament. Not that anyone cares...which is precisely my point. Thanks then for the efforts you are making, it's just not my cup of Tee. For your edification, please note the following citations:
    Bogosian in "Talk Radio"" in honor of Alan Berg R.I.P. czcams.com/video/HvC5A3K-0fY/video.html
    Rhinovirus and coronavirus infection...
    Journal of Infectious Disease,. 2002 May 1;185(9):1338-41. Epub 2002 Apr 16.
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12001053

    • @nathanjohn6550
      @nathanjohn6550 Před 2 lety

      Lot of big words just to say you’re too ignorant to see the dangers of a virus that’s right in front of your face, and too pompous to understand the more baser motivations for horror stories than your incorrect assumption of a person’s intentions to bring themselves and society down. It would seem you boast a vast knowledge of horror, but have no actual understanding of it in the slightest. Nice try though