Horror novelist Zhou Dedian's personal horror story

Author: Zhou Dedian
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "Tales of Horror Told by a Horror Writer" is a memoir-style horror novel that gains its chilling power from its realism. "Horror is not a story, but life"—this original work, from narration to plot, aligns with the reading habits of Chinese readers. In recent years, horror novels have emerged as a force in the domestic publishing market, with various horror literary works often printing tens of thousands of copies. However, the writer who truly pioneered the concept of "local horror" is Zhou Dedian, currently residing in Beijing. Recently, Chang'an Press has launched the "Scaredy-Cat" series of Chinese and Foreign Horror: "Black Jokes," "Love, Don't Bloom," and "Tales of Horror Told by a Horror Writer," which are Zhou Dedian's latest works following the 773 horror series. In these three novels, Zhou Dedian pays special attention to the "de-horrorization" of horror novels—love, hatred, and conflicts; hardships and wanderings; the "horror" that family, friends, and colleagues may encounter at any moment. His writing touches on the rich and varied "special human survival states" such as love, jealousy, and revenge, as well as the "fractures" of real life. Through a series of seemingly eerie stories, he attempts to make readers experience the tension brought by suspense and mystery, gradually revealing the weaknesses of human nature and the dark side of society.