Advice 'If you write horror, learn from Shakespeare'

Horror works continue to be loved for a long time, such as supernatural events beyond understanding, ghosts and monsters that stir up anxiety and fear in readers, and terrifying incidents and criminals that grab the heart. In order to enhance the appeal of horror works, it is necessary to have the ability to depict more vividly and frighteningly, and in order to acquire such skills, we should learn from the stories of

Mr. Binge is a Scottish teacher and writer who published his first American novel, Ascension , in April 2023. 'Ascension' is a horror mystery in which scientists confront the mystery of a mountain that suddenly appeared, but Mr. Binge strongly emphasizes 'Shakespeare's teachings' when writing his own thrillers and horrors, including this work. I say it affects me.

Shakespeare is also known as a tragedy writer, as he is known for his four major tragedies: Hamlet , Macbeth , Othello , and King Lear . According to Mr. Binge, the depiction in Shakespeare's tragedy work is excellent as content that is quite fear-inducing, and Mr. Binge recognizes Shakespeare as a horror writer, at least when writing tragedy. Binge said, 'He may be the person who has had the greatest influence on Gothic, and by extension, the modern horror tradition in the entire English language.'

Mr. Binge cites Shakespeare's earliest tragedy work ' Titus Andronicus ' as an example to explain the appeal as a horror writer. 'Titus Andronicus' is a result of the Roman Empire's military commander Titus winning the war with the Goths, an ancient Germanic tribe. It is a story that kills the clan. Both 'Revenge from the Ex-Queen' and 'Titus' Revenge' have rather gruesome content, including hanging, decapitation, and burial. It is Despite this content, 'Titus Andronicus' did not receive the same acclaim as its later films, suggesting that 'there are better ways to move an audience emotionally than superficial killing and physical pain.' Once there was a way, Shakespeare learned as he grew as a writer,' Binge points out.

On the other hand, 'Macbeth' is a story in which Macbeth, who has achieved results on the battlefield, kills the king while hesitating and becomes king, and his anxiety increases due to guilt and fear of ghosts. In the end, Macbeth will die as he received the prophecy, but Macbeth does not do gruesome violence like 'Titus Andronicus', Macbeth's death is also excessively violent not. However, the sight of Macbeth, a noble warrior, losing his identity, morality, and sanity engulfs the audience in the work and brings strong fear. 'Macbeth' is also excellent in that it includes many elements that would later become mainstream inspirations for Gothic horror, such as witches, ghosts, desolate landscapes, and old castles.

Binge also said that 'Othello' is a story that reveals uncertainty about the trust of the characters, showing Shakespeare's ability to instill fear even though the setting is not so terrifying. I'm here. In fact, in the 19th century, there was also an incident in which an actor who played a person named Iago, who works evil in 'Othello', was shot dead by an enraged audience during the performance. In the final scene of 'Othello,' Binge said that the scene in which the characters suffocate to death due to the intensity of their inner conflict is 'worse than any brutal scene in Titus Andronicus.' The fragility of the spirit and the strong emotions that the characters show speaks of the fear that lives deep in our souls, ”explains the power of Shakespeare.

Mr. Binge said as a lesson learned from Shakespeare's tragedy, 'It's not the monsters lurking under the bed, the demons in the dark shelves, or the desolate wilderness that frightens the viewer. Fear lives in the people we think we love and trust. I'm talking