HORROR alone can be broken into several different sub-genres, but for the sake of this blog, we are going to use the all inclusive umbrella. Horror fiction (also Horror fantasy) is a genre of literature, which is intended—or has the capacity—to frighten its readers, scare or startle viewers/readers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural. The genre has ancient origins which were reformulated in the 18th Century as Gothic Horror.

Supernatural Horror has its roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic, and the principle of evil embodied in the Devil. These were manifested in stories of ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches, and demonic pacts.

Some great examples of Horror are Dracula and Frankenstein (both Gothic Horror), Stephen King‘s Misery (Psychological Horror), or Josh Malerman‘s The Bird Box (Survival Horror).