I-Horror Writers Association (HWA) ingasiza ababhali hhayi ngokuzimisela kwabo kuphela ukukhiqiza umsebenzi osebenzayo, kepha ibakhuthaze ukuthi bazibeke engcupheni futhi bahlole izindlela zamasu ngezikhuthazo ezivela kubaphathi balo mkhakha njengelungu le-HWA uStephen King.

Ababhali bamaHorror banomsebenzi onzima. Ukuze bafeze izinhloso zabo - ukwethusa abantu — kumele bahlanganise zonke ezinye izinhlobo ezindabeni zabo. Isibonelo, ukumisa izinkolelo zomfundi, umbhali wezincwadi owesabekayo uzosebenzisa izinto zothando, imfihlakalo nedrama endabeni yomlingiswa. Inoveli yothando ayidingi ukuthi kube nezinongo ezethusayo ukuze yanelise abafundi bayo, futhi nocezu olunamandla noma olwamahlaya aludingi. Kepha umthwalo wombhali osabekayo ukuhlola imvelo yomuntu bese uyilungisa ngokukholwayo ukuze unikeze ithemba kubalingiswa abahlala ngaphakathi kuwo.

Emakhulwini eminyaka kube namagama amaningi afana nalawa asabisayo: UMary Shelly, uBram Stoker no-Edgar Allen Poe. Namuhla, ngosizo lobuchwepheshe, ababhali abaningi bangashicilela imisebenzi bebodwa, bakhe amabhulogi noma bathumele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Kepha kunenhlangano eyodwa ezimisele ngokuletha ubuhle emhlabeni wezincwadi ezethusayo noma ngabe umbhali ufisa ukukhombisa ngamakhono akhe ngaluphi uhlobo.

IHorror Writers Association (HWA) yinhlangano engenzi nzuzo ekhuthaza ababhali ukuthi bahlole izintshisekelo zabo, bacije ubuciko babo futhi bashicilele imisebenzi yabo. Ngamalungu angaphezu kwe-1200, leli qembu likhuthaza futhi linikeza ababhali nabafundi ukuba baxhumane nezinhlangothi zabo ezimnyama futhi baziveze ngokuxoxa izindaba ezinhle.

Ngo-1985, uDean Koontz, uRobert McCammon noJoe Lansdale badale i-HWA, banika ababhali abesabekayo indawo yokuxhuma, babelane ngemisebenzi yabo nabanye abafuna ukwenza okufanayo.

Engxoxweni ekhethekile neHorror.com, uLisa Morton, Iphini Likamongameli we-HWA, uthi inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ibeka imizamo eminingi hhayi kuphela kubalobi abakhona nasemisebenzini, kepha nakulabo abanentshisekelo kulolu hlobo.

"Ngaphezu kwenhloso yayo eyinhloko yokukhuthaza uhlobo olwesabekayo," esho, "ibuye inikeze ezinye izinhlelo nezinsizakalo eziningi, kufaka phakathi ukubhala imifundaze, ukufinyelela emtatsheni wezincwadi, ukululeka ababhali abasha, ukubolekwa kobunzima kubabhali abasunguliwe abadinga usizo, nokuningi. ”

UMorton uphinde achaze ukuthi abanye ababhali bangaletha imisebenzi ezocatshangelwa ezincwadini ezishicilelwe ze-HWA, “Kumalungu ayo abhalayo, i-HWA inikeza izindlela eziningi zokukhuthaza ukukhishwa okusha, futhi inika namalungu ithuba lokuthi afakwe kwizingoma ezikhethekile - thina nje, isibonelo , simemezele i-Young Adult anthology yethu ethusayo LAPHO, ezoshicilelwa nguSimon noSchuster, manje sesamukela izethulo zamalungu ngaleyo ncwadi, ”usho kanje.

Ngawo-1980, kwaqhamuka izincwadi ezethusayo emakethe. Ababhali bamaHorror abanjengoStephen King, Peter Straub noClive Barker; wonke amalungu e-HWA, agcwele amashalofu ezitolo ezidayisa kakhulu. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho izincwadi zamanje ezesabekayo zamukelwa njengezijwayelekile, futhi kwazalwa imakethe enenzuzo enkulu. "Yize ngingenasiqiniseko sokuthi i-HWA ingasho ukuthi ibinethonya langempela kulolu hlobo lomculo, akungabazeki ukuthi i-HWA ibe nomthelela omkhulu emisebenzini yababhali abaningi abadumile abakhe lolu hlobo." UMorton utshele iHorror.

Noma ngubani onentshisekelo kulolu hlobo angajoyina i-HWA. Kunamazinga ahlukene obulungu, asebenzayo noma asekelayo, kepha izinzuzo eziza ngokuba yilungu kunoma yiliphi izinga zifanele izindleko. UMorton ukhuthaza ababhali abangase bangawaqondi ngempela amandla esipho sabo sokujoyina i-HWA.

“Wonke amalungu athola incwajana yethu emnandi yanyanga zonke, angancoma ukuthi kusetshenzelwe i-Bram Stoker Award, futhi angathumela ezincwadini zethu ezahlukahlukene (ezibandakanya nezinto ezifana nebhulogi lethu lonyaka" le-Halloween Haunts "). Ngaphezu kwalokho, amalungu asebenzayo angavotela ama-Bram Stoker Awards noma asebenze kuma-award jury, athole usizo ekuxazululeni izingxabano zokushicilela kwiKomiti Yezikhalazo, noma asebenze njengezikhulu enhlanganweni. Ngeminye imininingwane ngokujoyina, sicela uvakashele https://www.horror.org . "

Umklomelo weBram Stoker unikezwa izingcezu zomsebenzi ezehlukile unyaka nonyaka njengoba kuvotelwe yiNhlangano ezigabeni ezithile. UMorton uyachaza: “Njengamanje zinikezwa ngezigaba eziyishumi nanye ezehlukene - ezibandakanya iNoveli Yokuqala, iScreenplay, neGraphic Novel - futhi zethulwa edilini le-gala ebibanjelwa edolobheni elihlukile unyaka nonyaka (nazo zisakazwa bukhoma ku-inthanethi). Umsebenzi ungavela kubhalothi lokuqala ngokuthola izincomo zamalungu noma ngokukhethwa yijaji, bese amalungu e-Active e-HWA bese evota ukukhetha abaphakanyisiwe bese kuthi ekugcineni kube ngabaphumelele. ”

Ababhali bamaHorror bazibophezele emsebenzini wabo wobuciko ngoba ubavumela ukuthi bangene ezimweni ezimnyama kakhulu zomoya womuntu. Ukudala imihlaba yokwesaba nokungaqiniseki yizindawo abafundi abangaya kuzo, kodwa bazi ukuthi bazovela bengenamyocu futhi baneliseke. I-HWA ingaba uhlelo lokusekelwa oluhlanganisa amandla ombhali ngaphandle kokubandlulula, ngakho-ke zikhululeke ukusebenzisa umhlaba wabo owenziwe lapho umfundi engase angakhululeki. “Ukwesabeka kuyinto enkulu futhi ishubile. Kusiphoqa ukuthi sibheke emakhoneni ethu amnyama kakhulu, kepha nokho kusivumele ukuthi sibuye ngokuphepha. Ababhali bamaGoth bekhulu le-19 babekholelwa ukuthi ukwethuka (noma, njengoba babebhekisela kukho, ukwesaba) kunganikeza nesipiliyoni esigqamile. ”

Ngokuqondene nekusasa le-HWA, kunezinhlelo eziningi zokuqhubeka nokwesekwa kwabalobi abesabekayo nobuciko babo. Inhlangano ifuna ukukhiqiza izahluko zasendaweni, futhi ukusuka lapho kusebenza ukufinyelela ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nakwezinye izinhlobo zezindaba.

"Sinezinjongo eziningi ezinkulu esisebenza kuzo njengamanje," kusho uMorton, "eyodwa ukuhlela izahluko zesifunda zawo wonke amalungu ethu - izahluko eziseToronto, eLos Angeles, naseNew York zikhombisile ukuthi amalungu ethu angasebenza kanjani uma babamba iqhaza emisebenzini yendawo. Enye inhloso enkulu ukwazisa - ngokokuqala ngqá sinethimba lochwepheshe abasebenza kanzima abahlola izindlela ezintsha zokuqhakambisa uhlobo lomsebenzi kanye ne-HWA. Umkhankaso wethu we- "Horror Selfies" - odale izigidi ezingokoqobo zama-hits ku-Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, nakumawebhusayithi ethu uqobo - kumane nje kuyisiqalo seqhwa. Futhi sifuna ukuqhubeka nokwandisa ukunikela kwethu ngemifundaze kanye nokuzibandakanya kwethu ezinhlelweni zokufunda nokubhala. ”

Emakhulwini eminyaka, uhlobo olwesabekayo luguquke futhi lwakhula ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene, kusuka ezinkondlweni kuya kumanoveli wezithombe, kusuka emidlalweni kuya ezithombeni ezinyakazayo. I-HWA yamukela labo baculi abafisa ukufuna indlela yemisebenzi yabo futhi iyaqonda ukuthi noma yimuphi omunye wabalobi abasafufusa angaba ngumhlanganyeli omkhulu olandelayo kulolu hlobo lomculo.