Welcome to this multi-part series exploring the influences that went into creating the story of Moira's Lake. (I'm sure the title gave that away already).
I decided to break this essay into 8 short chunks, just because I know how much you love reading a long, intimidating block of evil words. (No one likes that. Seriously. No one. Books? Pfffffttt).
So, hopefully you'll enjoy this format better. (Probably not, knowing you. Which I do).
THE STORY SO FAR:
Part 0: What To Write?
Part 1: Eras In Time
PART 2: GHOST STORIES
One of the first ideas that popped into my mind when I was beginning Moira's Lake, was the idea of going back into my past.
To me, there was a certain charm in using a piece of nostalgia as part of the influence in a brand new project.
That piece of nostalgia?
My childhood fascination with ghost stories.
Every time I went to the library as a kid I would immediately search for books on ghosts. My real intention was to find the illusive "true" ghost stories, but often I would settle on collections of classic supernatural folk lore.
And it's hard to go wrong with the old stories about ghost hitchhikers; or how about the young guy who meets a girl, goes out to a dance with her, and later finds out she died decades earlier?
I always loved those.
And there are many more great stories that get told over and over, all that really resonated with me at that age.
Remembering that childhood obsession, I smiled when I made the decision to use the traditional tales of ghosts as a part of the story.
To be continued in part 3: Murder Mysteries...
-Niko
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