Distortion of Beauty

Revise an over-used horror premise – a creature of grotesque appearance causing fear and chaos – by making the ‘monster’ objectively beautiful.

A significant cliché in horror writing is the visibly inhuman, monstrous antagonist. In this prompt, write a story where the creatures causing havoc are not outwardly horrifying but extraordinarily beautiful, thus demanding a deeper look into the narrative’s horror origins. It challenges you to question, ‘What if the villains in our story were the embodiments of perfection and allure?’