Nightmares come to life in this comprehensive how-to guide for new and established authors…Book two in Crystal Lake Publishing’sThe Dream Weaverseries picks up where the Bram Stoker Award-nominatedWhere Nightmares Come The Art Of Storytelling In The Horror Genreleft off.It’sBringing your Nightmares to Lifefocuses on learning the craft in order to take your story from concept to completion.Introduction - Richard ChizmarConfessions of a Professional Day Dreamer - Jonathan MaberryWhat is Writing and Why Write Horror - John SkippTribal Layers - Gene O’NeillBake That Cake: One Writer’s Method - Joe R. Lansdale & Kasey LansdaleAh-Ha: Beginning to End with Chuck Palahniuk & Michael Bailey (Discussing the Spark of Creativity)They Grow in the Shadows: Exploring the Roots of a Horror Story - Todd KeislingSell Your Script, Keep Your Soul & Beware of Sheep in Wolves' Clothing - Paul MooreThe Cult of Constraint (or To Outline or Not) - Yvonne NavarroZombies, Ghosts & Vampires─Oh My! - Kelli OwenThe Many Faces of Horror: Craft Techniques - Richard ThomasGiving Meaning to the Macabre - Rachel Autumn DeeringThe Horror Writer’s Ultimate Toolbox - Tim WaggonerSarah Pinborough Interview - Marie O’ReganConveying Character - F. Paul WilsonSympathetic Characters Taste Better: Creating Empathy in Horror Fiction - Brian KirkVirtue & Villainy: The Importance of Character - Kealan Patrick BurkeHow to write Descriptions in a story - Mercedes Yardley“Don’t Look Now, There’s a Head in That Box!” She Ejaculated Loudly (or Creating Effective Dialogue in Horror Fiction) - Elizabeth MassiePoint of View - Lisa MannettiWhat Came First the Monster or the Plot? In Conversation with Stephen Graham Jones - Vince A. LiagunoBuilding Suspense - David WellingtonConveying Horror - Ramsey CampbellUnveiling Theme Through Plot: An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” - Stephanie M. WytovichInterview with Clive Barker - Tim Chizmar