By injecting the supernatural into Real Life, Horror has always mitigated and satirized Real Life Horror. So what is stopping us now? Why is the coronavirus the game-changer for many writers? The answer is: because this just got personal. Viruses go anywhere…striking in what seem like random patterns like tornadoes. They are invisible, seemingly arbitrary yet horribly specific, and potentially lethal – if not to us, then to those we love and things we need to make our lives routine and familiar enough to be safe. Worse, viruses invade those “safe” places…
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