Collection Of Horror Tales - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Introduction to this volume
So finally volume two is finished and now it is time for a new theme andnew
characters to come. I wanted to do this idea for quite some time now. Whatam
talking about is the theme of Modern Horror.
This volume is going to concentrate on the fears and anxieties that come vyith
living in this fast and technological advanced era. This era that is charaized
by a urban lifestyle.
The place, where the stories of this volume will be located, is Leipzig. T
another aspect of this volume that I am personally hyped for. Leipzig is a
have personally been to and I can say I love it. I figured the best place
describe realistic Horror experiences is a City I myself experienced. To
introduce you to the city, Leipzig is located in East Germany with a popul
of around 600.000 people. It has evolved from a small trade city in the me9
times to one of the fastest growing cities of Germany (10th biggest at the
moment). It has many cultural highlights and a wide variety of different
districts that are unique in their own way and give a fantastic stage for
good stories.
What fears or topics are going to be the centre of this Volume? The topics
going to be the unique experiences only the modern days make possible.
Following that, there are not going to be any general fears that are indepDE
from time and age. Every Story is going to focus especially on the charactC
that differentiates today from the past or future. No Science-fiction andno
history. Realism is what I am trying to strive for in this volume. A taskthat is
not easy accomplished, especially within the horror genre. Humans tend to
reject any ideas that would induce fear and label them as fictional, notbecause
they are, but because this is a natural defends mechanism of human nature. I
am going to try breaking that border between reality and fiction. I want m
readers to look over their shoulder while reading this, because they heaard
something. I want to stimulate the corner of one’s mind with this chapter. Of
course this is not going to be easy and I am not going to say that I will tely
accomplish it, but I have to try at least.