What does SS stand for? The abbreviation SS S.S. in front of the name of a ship stands for Steamship.SS is often used in the US as an abbreviation for social security.SS in the context of the Holocaust and World War 2 stands for Schutzstaffel which, translated literally, means Protective Squad.
Gothic authors are also often really into concepts like the sublime. No, not the '90s band. In literature, the term refers to a kind of out of this world experience that someone has in nature. And in gothic literature, it's closely linked with, well, sheer terrorâall because the sublime is so awe-inspiring.
The great thing about writing horror, to me, is that if you want to, you can keep the reader in suspense, until the last line, as to whether the story (a) is supernatural or (b) about some wacked-out real-world weirdo.very story is, in its tiny way, a horror story. Horror is about fear and tragedy, and whether or not one is capable of overcoming those things. Itâs not all about severed heads or blood-glutton vampires. Itâs an existential thing, a tragic thing, and somewhere in every story this dark heart beats.