Quote: "Horror is a genre of fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten or scare."
A genre of fiction that is intended to frighten, scare or disgust its readers or viewers.
Quote: "Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror."
Quote: "Literary historian J. A. Cuddon [...] defined the horror story as 'a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing'."
Quote: "Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader."
Quote: "Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include ghosts, demons, vampires, monsters, zombies, werewolves, the Devil, extraterrestrial life, killer toys, evil clowns, cults, evil witches, and cannibalism."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include man-made or natural disasters."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include psychopaths, sexual deviancy, rape, gore, torture, and vicious animals."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include dystopia."
Quote: "Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include the Devil."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include serial killers."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include evil clowns."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include the apocalypse."
Quote: "Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include evil witches."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include monsters and zombies."
Quote: "Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror."
Quote: "Prevalent elements include cannibalism."
Quote: "Literary historian J. A. Cuddon [...] defined the horror story as 'a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing'."