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horror fiction
Sign in to saveAlso known as horror story, horror tale, scary fiction, terror fiction, horror, scary story, scary tale, terror tale
genre of fiction
Horror fiction is a genre of fiction designed to frighten, unsettle, or disturb readers through scary or disturbing content, characters, and situations. It matters because it allows audiences to safely explore fears and dark themes while providing entertainment and catharsis.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- horror and terror
- Has part
- horror video game
- Main subject
- disgust
- Image
- Tales of Horror 9.jpg
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- topic's main Wikimedia portal
- Portal:Horror fiction
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Horror
- topic's main category
- Category:Horror fiction
- Commons category
- Horror
- hashtag
- horror
- Mastodon instance URL
- horrorhub.club
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Encyclopedic overview
Count Dracula, a vampire who emigrates from Transylvania to England and preys upon the blood of living victims, poster of Dracula (1931)
Prose genres
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