Stephen Graham Jones explains the craft of writing horror endings

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Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones discusses how the final moments of a story determine its impact. He describes the writing process as mechanics that lead to a climactic jump into the unknown. Jones argues that horror allows readers to explore historical traumas and personal fears. He advises authors to create characters with enough ambiguity for readers to project their own demons.

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