Do you want to give your readers goose bumps? Do you want to inspire nightmares? Author James Colton shares everything he’s learned from a decade of writing ghost stories, including:

The Principles of Terror

~Discover the basic qualities that make something scary
~Learn how to apply the unknown, uncanniness, subtlety, and more to your writing

The Ghost Story Process

~Crack the secrets of idea generation to craft a story that is both original and terrifying
~Understand the structure of a ghost story for maximum fright impact

Creepy Case Studies

~Study examples from novels, short stories, and films
~Dive deep into one of my own ghost stories to see how it all works in practice

Practical Exercises

~Stretch your creativity and train your spooky skills with specially crafted writing assignments
~Put together everything you’ve learned to write your own scary ghost story