Horror Novel Clichés

[Pixxie]

Out of curiosity, what are the writing cliches in horror novels? I want to write a horror novel based off of a caged prison.

 

[Gibbs505]

The mad doctor? The sadistic guards?

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Everybody split up and die one at a time.

 

[Pixxie]

The mad doctor? The sadistic guards?

Is a sadistic nurse also clichéd? Can I make one of my female characters both a nurse, a psychiatrist and a teacher at the same time?

 

[georgelee5786]

everyone being an idiot

 

[HelloHound]

fake out death from the actual mastermind

 

[LORD_SHAXX]

That one guy we all assumed died earlier. But somehow survived and comes back and saved the day.

 

[Le_ther]

Out of curiosity, what are the writing cliches in horror novels? I want to write a horror novel based off of a caged prison.

That one impostor guy who was actually the villain all the time

 

[K5Rakitan]