Well, I really don’t see why you only a mangy 4 claps for this. I thought it was excellent.
You are a good writer, and good enough to keep me reading in spite of the length of the piece. So you win.
I must admit to NOT being a horror fan since pretty much anything I read or see tends to have a huge effect on me, and creepy stuff, well — it creeps me out. Too much gore and scary stuff doesn’t work for me. Although, and you may find this surprising — I love the movie Fargo and I totally loved the 3 Fargo TV series. There was an abundance of gore and nastiness in that group, and yet, there was humour too.
I loved Shawn of the Dead, and Sami Raimi’s Evil Dead II.
Sci fi YES!
Good on you for following your dream.