I was inspired to write this story through one of the class discussions we had. While we were answering the questions for the reading assignment we began to talk about scary thing. I realized how interested everyone was listening to scary stories. I remembered how scared I was when someone told me a scary story in Mexico. I wanted to share my experience and at the same time hoped to scare my readers.
Something you need to know about the story in order to understand the piece is a little background about Mexico. Mexico is completely different from USA. There are a lot of stores that practice white and black magic as well as many Catholics and churches. There were a lot of statues of death, the person who is faceless wearing a black robe and holding on to a long stick with a pointy knife at the end. It is believed that in Mexico there is a lot of paranormal activity because the people follow it a lot and that is what makes negative entities strong. That why my story was scary, I was in a forging land, and the person telling me the story was not trying to convince me she was just my boyfriends aunt telling me what happened in her town.
Here is a paragraph from my story I hope you get terrified ! “She began telling a story about a strange incident that took place on the same road we were on. I was extremely curious to hear the story but the mystery of the darkness created chills down my spine. She began saying “Not too long ago a man who lives near the area said they saw something that looked like a midget. They claimed it might have been more like a goblin or a troll. It was about the size of a five year old, with the shoulders and hands of a grown man. His skin was greasy and he had warts and pimples on his faced. His nose was large and pointy. He was a mysterious creature who behaved in an odd manner. When the creature appeared, the man who lived in the area began to get chills down his back and his hands turned ice cold. The people who lived on this mountain weren't sure what it was, but whatever it was, it scared the hell out of everyone that encountered it. The people that came across this creature in the middle of the abandoned highways said it was trying to call them towards him. No one knows where it was trying to take them. It is believed that if you allow yourself to get lured in by the evil creature you would never be found again. I’m not lying to you or messing with your head. These stories are real. The people who have been terrorized are my friends and we are on the same road that seems to be haunted.” Graciela continued with her story but I could feel fear creep in through my bones and I felt like I was being watched. I felt there was something in the darkness watching the car quietly waiting to attack. Now I knew what everyone was protecting themselves from. How come I was not warned about this? I had the right to be protected as well.”
When I wrote this I had the Alaska piece in mind. I thought if it because as we read it made me scared and nervous. It was full of emotions for the reader. I felt fear, suspense, agony, grief, and sorrow throughout the whole story. The story was very moving and full of emotions. I wanted my story to be full of fear and for the reader to be scared and full of suspense as they read.
When I put this piece in my final portfolio I will put a lot more descriptions. I need to use more descriptive words. I told the story in third person, for the portfolio I will tell the story in first person. I think there will be a lot more suspense in the story if I tell it as its happening and describe what I felt as the story is being told. I will make changes where things aren’t clear or just vaguely described. I will try to read a good scary story to see how published authors create suspense in their writing.
I have never been in a class where I’ve been allowed to tell personal stories. I prefer creative nonfiction because I am able to tell a personal story. Its a lot more interesting than formulating a thesis and picking quotes from an assigned reading to back up my thesis. Although I must admit telling a good story is difficult. Experiencing something live is more powerful, therefore transferring and event in a written form Is a lot harder.
After writing this piece I learned that it’s a lot harder to write a scary story than it is to live through one. I guess its because when something happens live you are caught off guard and fear is easier to feel. I wrote this story at home. Then I had a lot of people read over it and tell me what they think. I also used the writing center as I usually do before I hand in my work.
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