‘Given the problems of defining horror, trying to catalogue everything that falls within that definition is an impossible task.’[1] ‘Horror fiction can be categorized as a Gothic tale, science fiction, or physiological horror’[2] there are further categories that horror can be broken into such as ‘horror of the demonic, horror of the Armageddon, and theContinue reading “The Nature of Horror”
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Horror and Location
Location within horror fiction is undoubtedly important. Location serves as a tool to create atmosphere and can be used as a way for the writer to convey emotion and theme without it coming straight from the psyche of the protagonist. This can be achieved, for example, with pathetic fallacy: using weather to indicate mood orContinue reading “Horror and Location”
