User blog comment:Doom Vroom/Inspiration/@comment-25941663-20150505220110

It might sound weird, but I actually love trying out new things, new techniques, new topics and new formats of storytelling. Most of the time the inspiration behind one of my stories isn't a plot, but a new 'trick' I want to try out. For example, in my story In the Woods (shameless promotion, I know), I wanted to try out a faster pace than my usual style while telling a pretty bizarre and weird plot.

The inspiration for most of my plots is the twisting of normal day activities. One perfect example for what I'm talking about is Shit the Damn Door (by WriterJosh, not me). In this pasta, the main focus is more or less shutting of doors, but in a twisted way.

I believe that by taking something that feels natural, normal and close to the reader and twisting it into something malevolent or creepy, you can come up with pretty terrifying stories.