Body horror is more than the goriest scene in a story

Writer's Digest Moriah Richard used to think that body horror was simply the gory scene in a scary story.

But she's come to realize that it means far more than simply the most physically violent moment — it doesn't have to involve torturous acts, and it can certainly represent far more than a creature's urge to destroy another.

Richard explores the different varieties of body horror in fiction — what they represent and how to use them — in a post at WD.

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