In this one-time creative writing workshop, students will explore how to combine gothic creepiness with comedy. They’ll learn how to create eccentric characters, eerie settings, and unexpected punchlines that turn the scary into the hilarious. Inspired by the playful strangeness of classic creepy comedies, this workshop encourages middle and high school students to embrace their darkly funny imaginations while building storytelling skills.
By the end of class, each student will have drafted a short comedic-spooky scene featuring a delightfully peculiar character or family.
What Learners Will Learn:
- How to balance spooky atmosphere with humor
- How to invent quirky, offbeat characters
- How to write eerie descriptions that make readers laugh, not scream
- How to turn ordinary moments (like dinner, hobbies, or family life) into darkly funny scenes
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 3 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Ghastly, But Charming: Dark HumorDark Ways to Twist Humor2
- Bonus LectureThe Truth Spectrum1
Instructor
Lisa Hayes-Minney
MFA in Creative Writing, BA in Written English with a minor in journalism; years of writing and education experience; multiple published works.
