Horror
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- | *[[Monster]]s | + | Horror as a genre started with [[gothic fiction]]. Its tropes include terror (both psychological and physical), [[mystery]], the [[supernatural]], [[ghost]]s, [[haunted house]]s and [[Gothic architecture]], [[castle]]s, [[darkness]], [[death]], [[decay]], [[Doppelgänger|doubles]], [[Insanity|madness]], [[secret]]s and [[hereditary]] [[curse|curses]]. |
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- | Subgenres and tropes: [[bio horror]] - [[body horror]] - [[Count Dracula]] - [[erotic horror]] - [[exploitation]] - [[fantastic]] - [[Frankenstein]] - [[freaks of nature]] - [[gore]] - [[ghost]] - [[gothic fiction]] - [[grindhouse]] - [[magic]] - [[Mondo film]] - [[monster]] - [[phantom of the opera]] - [[psychological horror]] - [[slasher]] - [[snuff film]] - [[vampire]] - [[video nasty]] - [[werewolf]] - [[zombie]] | + | The [[stock character]]s of gothic fiction include [[tyrant]]s, [[villain]]s, [[bandit]]s, [[maniac]]s, [[Byronic hero|Byronic heroes]], [[Damsel in distress|persecuted maidens]], [[femme fatale|femmes fatales]], [[The Madwoman in the Attic|madwomen]], [[Magician (fantasy)|magicians]], [[vampire]]s, [[werewolves]], [[monster]]s, [[demon]]s, [[revenant]]s, [[ghost]]s, [[skeleton (undead)|perambulating skeletons]], the [[Wandering Jew]] and the [[Devil]] himself. |
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+ | Subgenres and tropes: [[bio horror]] - [[body horror]] - [[carnivorous plant]]s - [[Count Dracula]] - [[erotic horror]] - [[exploitation]] - [[fantastic]] - [[Frankenstein]] - [[freaks of nature]] - [[gore]] - [[ghost]] - [[gothic fiction]] - [[grindhouse]] - [[magic]] - [[Mondo film]] - [[monster]] - [[phantom of the opera]] - [[psychological horror]] - [[slasher]] - [[snuff film]] - [[vampire]] - [[video nasty]] - [[werewolf]] - [[zombie]] | ||
Related: [[bizarre]] - [[blood]] - [[controversial]] - [[cruelty]] - [[dark]] - [[death]] - [[demon]] - [[devil]] - [[disgusting]] - [[disturbing]] - [[evil]] - [[fantasy]] - [[fear]] - [[gothic]] - [[grotesque]] - [[hidden]] - [[inquisition]] - [[macabre]] - [[midnight]] - [[night]] - [[occult]] - [[offensive]] - [[pain]] - [[phobia]] - [[prison]] - [[repugnance]] - [[secret]] - [[shocking]] - [[sadism]] - [[sick]] - [[strange]] - [[sublime]] - [[supernatural]] - [[surreal]] - [[terror]] - [[torture]] - [[ugly]] - [[violence]] - [[visceral]] - [[war]] | Related: [[bizarre]] - [[blood]] - [[controversial]] - [[cruelty]] - [[dark]] - [[death]] - [[demon]] - [[devil]] - [[disgusting]] - [[disturbing]] - [[evil]] - [[fantasy]] - [[fear]] - [[gothic]] - [[grotesque]] - [[hidden]] - [[inquisition]] - [[macabre]] - [[midnight]] - [[night]] - [[occult]] - [[offensive]] - [[pain]] - [[phobia]] - [[prison]] - [[repugnance]] - [[secret]] - [[shocking]] - [[sadism]] - [[sick]] - [[strange]] - [[sublime]] - [[supernatural]] - [[surreal]] - [[terror]] - [[torture]] - [[ugly]] - [[violence]] - [[visceral]] - [[war]] |
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- "Fear is the most powerful emotion in the human race and fear of the unknown is probably the most ancient. You're dealing with stuff that everybody has felt; from being little babies we're frightened of the dark, we're frightened of the unknown. If you're making a horror film you get to play with the audiences feelings" -- John Carpenter
Horror may mean:
- Horror (emotion), the physical and mental sensation
- Horror art, art focusing on horror themes
- Horror fiction, the general genre
- Horror film, the genre in film
Horror tropes
Horror as a genre started with gothic fiction. Its tropes include terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles, darkness, death, decay, doubles, madness, secrets and hereditary curses.
The stock characters of gothic fiction include tyrants, villains, bandits, maniacs, Byronic heroes, persecuted maidens, femmes fatales, madwomen, magicians, vampires, werewolves, monsters, demons, revenants, ghosts, perambulating skeletons, the Wandering Jew and the Devil himself.
Subgenres and tropes: bio horror - body horror - carnivorous plants - Count Dracula - erotic horror - exploitation - fantastic - Frankenstein - freaks of nature - gore - ghost - gothic fiction - grindhouse - magic - Mondo film - monster - phantom of the opera - psychological horror - slasher - snuff film - vampire - video nasty - werewolf - zombie
Related: bizarre - blood - controversial - cruelty - dark - death - demon - devil - disgusting - disturbing - evil - fantasy - fear - gothic - grotesque - hidden - inquisition - macabre - midnight - night - occult - offensive - pain - phobia - prison - repugnance - secret - shocking - sadism - sick - strange - sublime - supernatural - surreal - terror - torture - ugly - violence - visceral - war
Towards a theory of horror