Horror fiction
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. 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". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is often divided into either the psychological horror and supernatural horror sub-genre. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, dystopian and apocolyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, psychopaths, cults, dark magic, Satanism, the macabre, gore, and t
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'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad''Salem's Lot13 Bullets1408 (short story)1922 (novella)20th Century Ghosts23 Hours30 Days of Night: Immortal Remains30 Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead30 Days of Night (novel)77 Shadow Street999 (anthology)99 CoffinsA Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A collection of Deliciously Frightening TalesA Caress of TwilightA Coven of VampiresA Face in the Crowd (novella)A Feast UnknownA Good and Happy ChildA Head Full of GhostsA Kiss of ShadowsA Lick of FrostA Map of DaysA Monster at ChristmasA Night in Terror TowerA Pair of AcesA PositiveA Rendezvous in AveroigneA School StoryA Short Guide to the CityA Stir of EchoesA Stranger Came AshoreA Stroke of MidnightA Study in EmeraldA Terribly Strange BedA Thin Ghost and OthersA Toy for JulietteA Warning to the CuriousA Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost StoriesA Winter Haunting
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Horror fiction
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. 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". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is often divided into either the psychological horror and supernatural horror sub-genre. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, dystopian and apocolyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, psychopaths, cults, dark magic, Satanism, the macabre, gore, and t
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Horror is a genre of speculati ...... he macabre, gore, and torture.
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The old "fight or flight" reac ...... healthy caution close at hand.
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