Horror
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+ | [[Image:La main de gloire.JPG|thumb|left|200px|''[[Hand of Glory]]'', anonymous]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Noble and Ignoble Grotesque from John Ruskin's Stones of Venice (1851-1853)..jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Noble and Ignoble Grotesque]]'' from the ''[[The Stones of Venice ]]'' | ||
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+ | "Objects which in themselves we [[view]] with [[pain]], we delight to contemplate when [[representation (arts)|reproduced]] with minute fidelity: such as the forms of the most ignoble animals and of dead bodies" --Aristotle, ''[[Poetics (Aristotle)|Poetics]]'' [[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|[...]]]. | ||
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+ | [[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Cover of Sweeney Todd, published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' ([[1846]]) is a [[Fictional portrayals of psychopaths in literature|fictional psychopath]]/[[cannibalism in fiction|cannibal]]/[[pulp fiction]] [[anti-hero]].]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Heliades's metamorphosis into a tree.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Heliades]]' metamorphosis into a [[tree]]. [[Metamorphosis]] is a common [[horror|horror trope]].]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Simone Martini.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Agostino Novello]] saves a falling child [[1320s|c. 1328]] [[Simone Martini]], an example of [[art horror]]]] | ||
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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 [[audience]]s [[feeling]]s" -- [[John Carpenter]] | + | |
+ | '''Horror''' is an [[intense]] [[painful]] [[emotion]] of [[fear]] or [[repugnance]]; an intense [[dislike]] or [[aversion]], an [[abhorrence]]. It is also a [[genre of fiction]], meant to [[evoke]] a feeling of [[fear]] and [[suspense]]. The '''horrors''', informal, also refers to an intense [[anxiety]] or a [[nervous]] [[depression]]. | ||
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*[[Horror film]], the genre in film | *[[Horror film]], the genre in film | ||
- | == List of horror tropes == | + | == Horror tropes == |
- | *[[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]]. |
- | *[[Werewolves]] | + | ==Stock characters== |
- | *[[Carnivorous plant]]s | + | 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]] - [[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]] - [[uncanny]] - [[violence]] - [[visceral]] - [[war]] | ||
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+ | ==Etymology== | ||
+ | From Latin ''horror'' (“a bristling, a shaking, trembling as with cold or fear, terror”), from ''[[horrere]]'' (“to bristle, shake, be terrified”). | ||
- | == Towards a theory of horror == | + | ==See also== |
- | *''[[Powers of Horror]]'' by [[Julia Kristeva]] | + | * [[Nightmare]] |
+ | * [[Philosophy of horror]] | ||
+ | * [[Psychological horror]] | ||
+ | * [[Survival horror]] | ||
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Horror is an intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance; an intense dislike or aversion, an abhorrence. It is also a genre of fiction, meant to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense. The horrors, informal, also refers to an intense anxiety or a nervous depression.
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 - uncanny - violence - visceral - war
Etymology
From Latin horror (“a bristling, a shaking, trembling as with cold or fear, terror”), from horrere (“to bristle, shake, be terrified”).
See also