Genre 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1

Genre 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1

Genre 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1

/ˈʒãː.rə/ /ˈʒɒn-/ (adj & noun)

a style or class of arts based on its marked characteristics, category of arts or literature, classification, group, set, kind, sort, type, variety, model, school, ilk, field

Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon defined the horror story as “a piece of fiction in prose of variable length… which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing”. It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it might also be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society.

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