horror genre
Tales of terror
The horror genre encompasses fiction designed to frighten, unsettle, or disturb.
In literature, film, and games, horror relies on dread, supernatural threats, violence, or psychological terror: slasher films, haunted house stories, cosmic horror.
The genre ranges from gothic atmosphere to graphic gore, trading on primal fears—death, the unknown, loss of control.
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- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- blood and gutsExtreme graphic violence
- fearEmotional response to threat
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
dread · supernatural · folklore · eerie · uncanny · creepy doll · found footage · gothic · final girl · suspense · psychological · slasher · grotesque · creature feature · jump scare · fright · scream · occult
- literary violenceviolence, brutality, cruelty, murder mystery, bloodshed
- occult horrordemonic possession, black magic, dark magic, occult rituals, evil spirits
- Frank DarabontThe Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist, The Walking Dead
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Entertainment meant to amuse
romantic comedy · comedy · slapstick comedy · screwball comedy · sitcom
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Stories centered on relationships
romance · romantic drama · love stories · chick flicks · rom-com