Characteristics of horrifying writing?

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AeRicks

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In general, what are the characteristics of scary writing. Stephen King, for example, is known to write very terrifying stories. Besides a strong story, how do horror writers shape their work? Heavy on the dialogue? Heavy on the description? Or to each their own?
 
Sparkling vampires.

That writing was certainly horrific.

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Horror writers use less purple prose, less passive voice. They use active voice, which makes the story flow much better.

They describe sounds a lot.

They go into the MC's thoughts a lot.
 
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