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Exploring the Horror
Genre - Part 1
| a dark style of fiction that combines horror and Romanticism. Its style combines the artistic pleasures of Romantic literature with the frightening elements of horror, making it terrifying in a pleasant way. | Gothic horror |
| work of fiction that relies heavily on supernatural or paranormal elements to drive the story featuring things like ghosts, monsters demons aliens witchcraft zombies and so on The main source of terror is the human reaction to being faced with the unknown | Supernatural horror |
| a work of fiction that does not include supernatural elements, The terror of non-supernatural horror comes from the idea that what is happening in the story could could plausibly occur in real life -usually involving the possibility of death. | Non-supernatural horror |
| Good vs. evil | Elements of Horror |
| Encroachment upon unsuspected victim/everyday life: (includes brushes against evil, haunting, possessions, claustrophobia, etc.) | Imposition (Elements of Horror) |
| Being lured into "the other side" (includes secrets, darkness, hidden spaces, abandonment) | Entrapment (Elements of Horror) |
| sympathy for an abandoned child, the forlorn women; the individual in distress, etc | Appeal to Paths (Elements of Horror) |
| could mean the "chosen one," a secret, a curse, a precious rare item, an ancient prophecy. | "The One" (Elements of Horror) |
| odd occurrences, a sense of unease, foreboding, inexplicable events, omens, portents, Visions (Usually paired with metonymies/ sound effects: i.e. rain; creaking hinges; crazed laughter) | Disturbances (Elements of Horror) |
| heighted emotions; raw nerves, tensions! | Hypersensitivity (Elements of Horror) |
| torment; madness; insanity | Physiological torture (Elements of Horror) |
| additional obstacles i.e. weather, physical environment, e.t.c. | Compound Stress Factors (Elements of Horror) |
| possibility that evil will resurface... | Final Twist (Elements of Horror) |
| overthrowing a tyranny; a chase; fighting fire with fire, etc. | Battling "evil" via unconventional means (Elements of Horror) |
| Building suspense | Elements of Horror |
| swanky | luxurious, expensive |
| brisk | fast; energetic |
| facade | the face of a building; outward appearance |
| hearth | fireplace |
| congenial | pleasantly familiar |
| conjure | cause someone to feel or think of something |
| rapacious | aggressively greedy |
| kipper | a fish dish, typically eaten for breakfast |
| dotty | mentally unbalanced, eccentric |
| a minor imperfection or flaw | blemish |
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