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Is this a good idea: merging Fae lore with Lovecraft horror

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I'm working on a story where the two main protagonists run a small antique shop in rural England, in the style of In the Earth. It's part horror story, part fae story, with more of an emphasis on character development. I want to play around with the concept of agency, doing things that you didn't know you were doing, and the degree to which people can have control over lives / environments / destinies. <br><br>I'm familiar with / know exist the following works / stories:<br><br>* The Dresden Files<br>* The Laundry Files<br>* The Iron Druid Chronicles<br>* The October / Torday Country stories<br><br>I was more specifically wondering / asking:<br><br>* There are a lot of stories on where the fae are god-like with their abilities to manipulate humans. How do I signal to the audience that they are not, in fact, gods, more that they're equatable to elder gods / chaotic melee. While researching, I came across something in the fae lore that I'd like to incorporate, which is that you could trick them by supposedly exploiting one of their flaws, and the fae would have to honor that. In / try doing that with elder gods and they'll just become more powerful and angry.<br>* How / if do I create jump scares with something that, at least in the beginning, can be / will be described as a flower in flowing clothes. I'm likely going to jump more into the sexuality of Fae with the two main characters and a third that they run into so I'm more concerned with this third character. This is the character I'm most likely going to kill the two main characters in favor of in terms of POV so I'd like to use fae and Lovecraftian horror to try and craft some scares. This character likely has the agency that lets them shape reality, so I'd like to jump more into that.<br>* How do I approach something that, historically, has been used as a way to describe and / or demonize queer people and subcultures, with an eye towards these criticisms and with the intent of crafting a story that is queer and / or more queer-coded.<br><br>Finally, I'm more doing this for myself: I'm trying to cause some unease in myself. I've historically loved fae lore, but also Lovecraft horror, and I want to try and create something that makes me uncomfortable. How / if do I do that?<br><br>Note: the story is not more jump scares and sexuality: I'm trying to cause some unease in myself. That doesn't mean it's the whole story.

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