D&D 3E/3.5 PF/3.5 Need help with ideas for one-shot horror session

[Samloyal23]

I would like to appropriately thank Samloyal for providing a clear and distinct explanation of the difference between fear and horror.

Here, Sam. An awesome link, just for you.

Look at so-called "horror" movies and novels. Most of them make no real distinction. Think about the difference when you are writing or designing and adventure, your players will feel the difference when they play.

 

[Random Bystander]

Look at so-called "horror" movies and novels. Most of them make no real distinction. Think about the difference when you are writing or designing and adventure, your players will feel the difference when they play.

Recalling the original famous zombie movie, whose name I cannot recall. The real horror did not come from the press of dead creatures outside the house; it came from the internal dissensions and violent contentions of the people inside the house, and the final twist to the plot, which, I think, anyone who has seen the movie can recall. For those who haven't seen that movie, please do not spoil it.

 

[Random Bystander]

We can, of course, progress Sam's post further.

- When your mother meets you at the door with a tray full of cookies and wondering what took so long and why are you bleeding *Gasp!*? is when the existential horror starts.

- When your mother reveals she has an evil twin is when the action horror starts.

- After your mother reveals they used to fight in lethal kung-fu battles is when the Hong Kong kung-fu action horror starts.

- After your mother reveals that no, kung fu battles do include ki powers is when the Anime-style Hong Kong-flavoured action horror starts.

- After your mother reveals that the battles were judged by a giant glove is when the Anime-style Hong Kong-flavoured action horror Japanese video game starts.

- Based on Lovecraft's mythos.

I must admit, with sincere honesty, that I know some perfectly normal people on other forums. Perfect normals, are, of course, orthogonal to each other.

 

[Samloyal23]

Recalling the original famous zombie movie, whose name I cannot recall. The real horror did not come from the press of dead creatures outside the house; it came from the internal dissensions and violent contentions of the people inside the house, and the final twist to the plot, which, I think, anyone who has seen the movie can recall. For those who haven't seen that movie, please do not spoil it.

Horror at its best. The psychological twisting of the knife after the physical violence is over is what makes good horror...