Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Bad Guys
I need a way to make the bad guy threatening to my main character. I want her to be in real danger at some point. The problem? The bad guy is a murderer from the past who, if he was still alive would be around 90 years old. Should she be in danger from an angry poltergeist-like ghost, or from a real-life 90 year old man with a secret worth killing for? How freakin' scary can an old man be? Actually, that just reminded me of the scene in Exorcist 3 where some possessed old lady scurries across the ceiling- BLECH- really disturbing. I'm probably going with an angry ghost though, lets not make the kids afraid to visit Grandpa at the old folks home.
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You know it might be really interesting to work with both. Like being haunted by the poltergeist that was created by his violent crimes, while the 90 year old man tries to save the girl from the evil spirit he created as a final attempt at salvation before he meets the host waiting for him on the other side.
ReplyDeleteI will totally play with that idea!
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