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Horror Genre-ation
Does “horror” as a movie genre depend on the presenter or the audience? Some older movies are categorized as “horror” but might seem like they belong to another genre, like “mystery”.
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#horror
Horror Genre-ation
Does “horror” as a movie genre depend on the presenter or the audience? Some older movies are categorized as “horror” but might seem like they belong to another genre, like “mystery”.
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#horror
(BTW, for purposes of this thread, we’ll consider single category genres: Which genre is it mostly? Overusing genre hybridization often misses the raison d'être of genres.)
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(Also, “Fantasy or Science Fiction?” should be another discussion. Are they all that different? Is one a subcategory of the other? Is Frankenstein fantasy or science fiction… or horror? Another day….)
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Basic rule of thumb: Horror is (or was) about revulsion and often accompanies other recognizable genres, like mystery, suspense, fantasy, science fiction….
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