Horror
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== Horror tropes == | == Horror tropes == | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
- | + | ==Stock characters== | |
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. | 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. | ||
- | + | ==Modern subgenres== | |
- | Modern subgenres and tropes include [[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 film]]s - [[snuff film]]s - [[vampire]] - [[video nasty]] - [[werewolf]] - [[zombie]] | + | Modern subgenres and tropes include [[bio horror]] - [[body horror]] - [[carnivorous plant]]s - [[Count Dracula]] - [[erotic horror]] - [[exploitation]] - [[fantastic]] - [[Frankenstein]] - [[freaks of nature]] - [[gore]] - [[ghost]] - [[gothic fiction]] - [[grindhouse]] - [[horticultural horror]] - [[magic]] - [[Mondo film]] - [[monster]] - [[phantom of the opera]] - [[psychological horror]] - [[slasher film]]s - [[snuff film]]s - [[vampire]] - [[video nasty]] - [[werewolf]] - [[zombie]] |
- | + | ==Related vocabulary== | |
Related vocabulary includes terms such as [[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 vocabulary includes terms such as [[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 == | == Towards a theory of horror == | ||
- | *''[[Powers of Horror]]'' by [[Julia Kristeva]] | + | :''[[Philosophy of horror]]'' |
- | *[[Philosophy of horror]] | + | |
==Lemma== | ==Lemma== | ||
# An [[intense]] [[painful]] [[emotion]] of [[fear]] or [[repugnance]]. | # An [[intense]] [[painful]] [[emotion]] of [[fear]] or [[repugnance]]. |
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- "Objects which in themselves we view with pain, we delight to contemplate when reproduced with minute fidelity: such as the forms of the most ignoble animals and of dead bodies." --Aristotle from the Poetics.
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
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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.
Stock characters
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.
Modern subgenres
Modern subgenres and tropes include bio horror - body horror - carnivorous plants - Count Dracula - erotic horror - exploitation - fantastic - Frankenstein - freaks of nature - gore - ghost - gothic fiction - grindhouse - horticultural horror - magic - Mondo film - monster - phantom of the opera - psychological horror - slasher films - snuff films - vampire - video nasty - werewolf - zombie
Related vocabulary
Related vocabulary includes terms such as 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
Lemma
- An intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance.
- An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
- A literary genre, generally of a gothic character.
- (The horrors, informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression.
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