Right now, I'm writing a horror novel for young adults. It's about Satan (or Maxwell, as he likes to call himself on Earth) and how he chooses a teenager to be one of his "helpers" in his infamous domain. The first half of the novel is set in Southern California. The second half is set in Hell. There's going to be a whole lot of graphic content, especially in the second half.
In my version of Hell, there is no fire but there is ice. The temperatures are always freezing down below. The victims are not only tortured physically, but also psychologically. They're forced to live through the things that they fear the most. I currently finished a few chapters, and now I'm in the middle of writing the first chapter.
I want a little feedback from those here in AW. I haven't read a whole lot of YA horror fiction, so I'm not entirely sure on what scares teenagers these days. I am a Christian, though, and I'm trying all I can to make the Devil and Hell as frightening as possible. Also, I know that the "devil" plot has been done to death, but I'm at least trying something new. The "cold hell" thing is an example. And I don't envision the devil as a red-colored beast with horns. In my story, he's a charismatic old man who has long white hair and wears a coat and tie (a red wool coat when in Hell).
Do you think Hell will be a scary scenario for young adults, even if most of them aren't religious at all?
In my version of Hell, there is no fire but there is ice. The temperatures are always freezing down below. The victims are not only tortured physically, but also psychologically. They're forced to live through the things that they fear the most. I currently finished a few chapters, and now I'm in the middle of writing the first chapter.
I want a little feedback from those here in AW. I haven't read a whole lot of YA horror fiction, so I'm not entirely sure on what scares teenagers these days. I am a Christian, though, and I'm trying all I can to make the Devil and Hell as frightening as possible. Also, I know that the "devil" plot has been done to death, but I'm at least trying something new. The "cold hell" thing is an example. And I don't envision the devil as a red-colored beast with horns. In my story, he's a charismatic old man who has long white hair and wears a coat and tie (a red wool coat when in Hell).
Do you think Hell will be a scary scenario for young adults, even if most of them aren't religious at all?