It was two years ago this week that horror legend Christopher Lee departed this mortal realm at the age of 93. In honour of the great man, this weeks inspirational pictures have a gothic horror theme. Ancient foreboding houses, dark and mysterious woods and crumbling crypts… Pick a picture for inspiration, and knock up a story or poem of any length – and when you’re done, post your tale of terror as a comment to this post, noting which picture served as your inspiration. This week there’s no upper or lower word limit – fill your boots!
I eagerly look forward to seeing what fiendish fantasies you conjure up over the next week!
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Published by David Court
David Court is a short story author and novelist, whose works have appeared in over a dozen venues including Tales to Terrify, Strangely Funny, Fears Accomplice and The Voices Within. Whilst primarily a horror writer, he also writes science fiction, poetry and satire.
His writing style has been described as "Darkly cynical" and “Quirky and highly readable” and David can't bring himself to disagree with either of those statements.
Growing up in the UK in the eighties, David's earliest influences were the books of Stephen King and Clive Barker, and the films of John Carpenter and George Romero. The first wave of Video Nasties may also have had a profound effect on his psyche.
David also works as a Software Developer and lives in Coventry with his wife, three cats and an ever-growing beard. David's wife once asked him if he'd write about how great she was. David replied that he would, because he specialized in short fiction. Despite that, they are still married.
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