Dissecting Dragons: Episode 124: Visitations and Forebodings - How Nightmares are used in Speculative Fiction

Episode 124: Visitations and Forebodings - How Nightmares are used in Speculative Fiction

 

Almost all of us have experienced the unpleasantness of bad dreams or nightmares at some point in our lives. While those experiences are uncomfortable at the time, nightmares do have their purpose, helping us to process stressful or conflicting input. As a literary device, however, nightmares are a great way of advancing the plot, creating tension, foreshadowing and playing mental games with the reader. This week the dragons look at how authors use nightmares in fiction and how they have used bad dreams in their own fiction. On the slab this week - the Unveiled Series, various works by Stephen King, Teen Wolf and many more. Join us for a shiversome episode.

 

Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic