Hi everyone,
I’m a new screenwriter just starting out and excited to be part of this community.
My work is primarily focused on horror in its many forms, especially psychological and unsettling concepts. I’m interested in exploring fear not just through traditional tropes, but through atmosphere, perception, and the unknown.
I previously published a psychological horror novel inspired by liminal spaces and the Backrooms, titled You Were Never Here. It explores themes of isolation, distorted reality, and the feeling of existing in a place that shouldn’t exist.
I’ve recently completed my first short film screenplay, THE LAST POST, a tech-driven horror story centered around social media, algorithms, and the dark side of online engagement.
Looking forward to learning, improving, and connecting with other writers here.
Thanks for having me.
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Chass Chen Welcome Chass. Looks like you have been busy and congrats on the book and screenplay. I love to write horror/thrillers too. Look forward to hearing more from you.
John Fife Thanks so much! Great to meet another horror/thriller writer—it's such a fun genre to explore. Looking forward to connecting more.
Hi Chen,
I really enjoyed reading about the origin of You Were Never Here that feeling of being lost in a space that should be familiar but isn’t… that’s a very specific kind of psychological unease, and you’ve built a strong concept around it. The mall-to-Backrooms transition, especially, is the kind of hook that should pull readers in fast.
I got curious and looked it up on Amazon to see how it’s being received and I noticed something interesting. There are little to no reviews at the moment.
From experience, that usually isn’t about the writing; it’s a visibility issue. The kind where a book has the right ingredients (and yours genuinely does), but it hasn’t yet triggered the signals Amazon relies on to start showing it to the right readers. So it ends up sitting in a kind of quiet limbo… which is ironic, given your theme.
What stood out to me is that your concept already aligns with audiences who actively look for this kind of psychological/spatial horror but without early traction (reviews, engagement, positioning), those readers simply never see it.
I’ve worked around this exact problem before helping authors shift from “invisible” to discoverable with a few targeted adjustments (nothing gimmicky, just aligning the book with how readers actually find and trust new work).
If you’re open to it, I’d be happy to share a couple of specific ideas tailored to your book no obligation, just a second set of eyes from someone who understands both the creative and the marketplace side.
Either way, I think you’re sitting on something that deserves more visibility than it currently has.
Warmth Greetings,
Elara Wright
elarawrites133@gmail.com