Michele here, arriving late. My horror: Gothic, folk, climate, existential. Fave film with isolation: The VVitch. The MC’s isolation is social, emotional, and physical (until the end 💃🔥💃) #HorrorWritersChat

Bradley Ramsey here! I write cosmic/existential horror with themes of trauma and mental health, all set in my connected horror mythos: The Synaptic Sprawl. My favorite isolation story is the game SOMA. Beautiful combination of horror and existential terror. #HorrorWritersChat #writingcommunity

Hiya, I’m Costa Koutsoutis, and I write crime/fantasy/scifi-tinged horror and general weirdness. I’m gonna go with PRINCE OF DARKNESS, which absolutely (among other things) is all about the walls closing in. #horrorwriterschat

Hello again, #HorrorWritersChat! I'm Rusty, pen name B. Rae Grosz. I write ghost stories and other haunting tales. And I'm cheating and going with a song for this question, even thought it was not one of the listed options. "Vincent" by Don McLean. Sobbed to that a lot as a lonely, isolated teen.

Hi #HorrorWritersChat I’m a multigenre writer (and that includes some sub genres within horror). A favorite film that explores isolation as a theme is The Others.

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Thanks for the awesome questions, Mary. I've missed hanging out in this chat! My latest novella, Into The Darkening Dyst, comes out May 1st. Dystopian dust storm isolation! www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/into-th... #horrorwriterschat

Thank you, Mary! To fight off the isolation, may I offer an isolated house who’s willing to pipe up and scare the bejeezus out of anyone on their own, at a séance, or using tomorrow’s technology to hunt for ghosts? Full of personal and global trauma, The Backlund House is waiting… #HorrorWritersChat

Q1: I'm Dylan, I write grief, cosmic, and religious horror. I like the film the Ritual! Very cool monster design and, don't be upset, I liked it better than the book! (I know, I know) #horrorwriterschat

Thanks for reading #HorrorWritersChat folks. And thank you to everyone who has bought my (so far only) book.

Q2: The most horrific and tragic type of isolation for me is ~•°cults°•~ or abusive relationships which slowly mindgame people into isolating themselves into cutting of their relationships with loved ones for complete control. #horrorwriterschat

I'm Fen! I write folk horror and dark fantasy. My favourite story of isolation is probably the game LIMBO; the feeling of being so small and alone against such a big world is very palpable and well done. #HorrorWritersChat

I write horror comedy as KA Silva. I have motion sickness so can't play most games that rely on constantly shifting camera POV; platformers and story games are my jam. OXENFREE is a fave game for increasing dread and creepiness, trapped on an island with friends who may or may not be possessed...

Great #HorrorWritersChat, Mary! I am posting chapters of my Urban Fantasy/Horror as I write it over on my Patreon, where you can join and get access to EVERYTHING for as little as £1 a month. Prologue is free to read to let you see what you're in for! patreon.com/fenwinterstales

#HorrorWritersChat Fashionably late… Jez, short for Jezz, as you probably know by now, I write kitchen sink horror. I’m minded to mention the Hitchcock film Rear Window. Because it’s quite brilliant.

ATLAS OF DEEP ONES will be out very soon! My newest anthology, chock-full of #DeepOnes lore, currently being proofed. #cthulhumythos #anthology #horroranthology #horrorwriterschat

Thanks again Mary! Great theme and a great way for us to stave off any loneliness! Tonight I'll plug Of Castaways and Castasides - a collection of Age of Sail/Polar Exploration horror with serious themes of isolation. Shipwrecks, and worse... some tragically based on true stories #HorrorWritersChat

Hi everyone, I write horror and dark sci-fi. COLD ETERNITY by S. A. Barnes is one of my favorite books that features isolation. It’s about a woman who takes a job as a custodian on a cryo ship. It’s so creepy. #HorrorWritersChat

Thanks so much Mary! 💙 I can't wait for the #HorrorWritersChat anthology to come out! In the meantime you can find my books and my short stories on my Itch page. anna-verner.itch.io

#HorrorWritersChat Question 1: Penname Victor K Sanders. I write based on old horror movies. And definitely It Follows, a movie about how lonely you can be surrounded by people.

Thanks, Mary. Mark, the 17yo protagonist of Phengaris, is isolated mostly because he's a school dropout and carer for his terminally ill mother. Oddly enough, though, he seeks the seclusion of a weirdly unsettling suburban wood for decompression. #HorrorWritersChat payhip.com/b/58paC

I'm Sophia! I write psychological/supernatural horror. Currently preparing to query a book about a fake medium haunted by her own grief, and also by a hungry ghost. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, such a chilling exploration of two deeply isolated sisters. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat I'm Shannon. I write across genres. I've released two horror books set in the PNW. Both are psychological and deal with isolation differently. The Alien films hit me hard. No one can save you in space.

Hit up your friends either online or IRL. I promise you're not being a bother. If any of them are writers? Bitch and moan at each other over how lonely a craft it is. Not feeling talkative? Send them a meme, or just sit in silence. Shocking how a mere second presence helps. #HorrorWritersChat

The indie writing community is lovely because I've made a few great friends who I yap at about WIPs/writing struggles. I'm rather introverted and wait for someone else to reach out before we get on a more conversational basis but I think just taking that first step is important #HorrorWritersChat

Greetings folks, I be Eryn, I write psychological and supernatural horror. Isolation. I actually can't think of something now. I know I've seen shows where there's literally just one person, but now I can't think of a single one. Sixth Sense perhaps. Full of people but they were all ghosts, mainly.

Hey #HorrorWritersChat I'm Vera, and I write about folk horror and female rage. My favourite isolation story isn't horror. It's #Tracks, a memoir - and movie - by #RobynDavidson, about a woman who crossed the outback with only camels and a dog for company. It's harsh, beautiful, and freeing.

Hello, #HorrorWritersChat! I'm Mitch; horror writer of the folk, sci-fi, and weird kind! I feel like I have a lot of faves that revolve around isolation, but since I'm not immune to recency bias, THE SHINING made it into my top 5 books a few days ago.

Hello #HorrorWritersChat, my name is Rami Ungar, I write horror and dark fantasy, and a few of my favorite horror movies do involve isolation. "Perfect Blue" has an MC who feels isolated and alone on multiple fronts, leading to a partial breakdown, for example. 1/2

Senses, senses, senses. And repetition. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat In my current project, the setting serves as wall between the familiar and the unknown for my 2 protags. One is isolated by the setting; it's completely normal. She went thru a tragedy & now finds herself at odds with the world continuing as normal. Normalcy is a barrier.

Hello, #Horrorwriterschat ! It's been a while, but I'm Steve and I write horror of all kinds (though my only released book is a horror comedy--it actually features a lot of isolation, haha). It's a theme I love generally, but one recent film series I enjoyed was Horror in the High Desert

Timezones got me again... Hello, #horrorwriterschat! I'm Senka and I write historical folk horror. I never got to finish it but I was really digging Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. I love exploring physical and psychological isolation in my writing, usually in tandem with grief, and it does that

#HorrorWritersChat I always feel a little bit lonely. It's like building up a tolerance over time; after a long enough period of not being acknowledged, it takes something drastic for it to be too much loneliness, which hasn't happened in a long while for me...

#HorrorWritersChat I've used an inability to interact with others; phones that don't pick up, cars that don't stop. Not being recognized by anyone no matter how much the person who's alone tries to reach out. Think CARNIVAL OF SOULS or INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS for examples...

Isolation can warp the perception of time, mess with memory, and cause hallucinations. Add a physical threat and it's pure horror. Q3: #HorrorWritersChat - When writing about isolation in horror, what techniques do you use to amplify the feeling of isolation for the reader?

Call me Raven! Avid r/nosleep writer who adores dark fantasy, dark romance, and characters who are flawed to an extreme. Personally, I like the isolation of Bird Box in particular. There's something uniquely chilling about being blind. You're alone, in a dark world full of people. #HorrorWritersChat

Q1: #HorrorWritersChat JD Buffington here, author of horror, scifi, and lamentations into my personal primordial black hole. Moon (2009), starring Sam Rockwell deals with isolation and trying to make a robot buddy (unfortunately voiced by Kevin Spacey), showing we need other humans. Then—twist!

Hello #HorrorWritersChat! I’m Tashi, and I am pursuing my querying journey for my weird supernatural YA horror novel. For isolation—I would go with The Blair Witch Project. The eerie sights, sounds, the shaky camera, and the characters’ fear—they still live rent free in my mind.

#HorrorWritersChat Hey, I'm Anna and I write cozy Fantasy Horror, and I love writing sci-fi Horror with lots of isolation. I love Alien, and I also love the games Dredge and Limbo. Dredge also has great background music for while I'm writing too.

#HorrorWritersChat 'Lo! I'm Blair, I write and draw mostly comics, and a lot of that horror. There are many I could choose from, but I saw the movie Enemy Mine as a kid, and it stuck with me for the idea of 1) being alone on an alien world and 2) eventually stuck with one of the enemy.

Hi #HorrorWritersChat community. Tom Coombe here, writer of weird/apocalyptic/sometimes religious horror. My pick for book and movie would be the same, even though they are actually very different, if that makes sense.

I'm Miss Bert and I'm back. Finally don't have any time conflicts. I think the Terror (Dan Simmons) book & miniseries, do a great job with the isolation=fear theme. I <3 things set in the Arctic/Antarctic for that reason (see also, The Thing [1982]). #horrorwriterschat

Hoi! I'm J, a cozy horror author & also a slush reader for different genre magazines. My favorite horror story featuring isolation is Wilder Girls,about a school of high school girls quarantined on an island while a monstrous virus destroys them. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Hello, I’m Gary Kruse and I write supernatural thrillers featuring vengeful ghosts and dark conspiracies. My favourite isolation film is The Reef, a brilliant shark film about the crew of a sunken yacht trying to make for safety across the Barrier Reef. It doesn’t end well!

Hello #HorrorWritersChat! I’m Ell, I write ace horror. I think most Gothic horror, including the romances, explores isolation profoundly. Hard to pick just one. Both Saint Maude and The Substance explore isolation so well, in different ways. But also…I’m gonna go with Interview with the Vampire.

#HorrorWritersChat I'm not sure you can really separate these three. Physical and social isolation often leads to psychological, while psychological isolation often causes social and ultimately physical. Where one pops up, the others are not that far behind...

Q1: #HorrorWritersChat I'm A.C. Cross, I write all kinds of horror but tend to do mostly cosmic because I think it's neat. A great isolation movie is Session 9. It just seeps into your bones!

A HorrorWritersChat?! On this Wednesday?! ON MY 32ND BIRTHDAY HOSTED BY MARY?! Hello! I'm Gree, writer of body, psychological, and religious horror! A horror work featuring isolation? Oh, yeah. Ooooh, yeah. If you know this image, you KNOW what I'm hinting towards. 😈 #HorrorWritersChat

Evening #HorrorWritersChat! I'm Lawrence (she/her) and I write folk/religious/Victorian/Edwardian horror. A favourite isolation book for me is The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk. All the horrifying things that can happen at a sanitarium for those dying of consumption, alone in the mountains.