Horror

Synonyms:
See also:	Fantasy, Gothic Fiction, Science Fiction, Survival Horror, Thriller
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.

Horror is a media genre intended to frighten or scare the audience for entertainment. Horror often overlaps with other genres and includes a wide range of tropes and elements.

Tropes, Subgenres, and Themes

• folklore
• religious traditions
• death
• the afterlife
• dark themes
• demons
• Monsters

Horror Fandom

Communtities & Blogs

• The Count Dracula Society - horror and gothic literature fan club

Horror in Fanworks

In fanworks, an emphasis on horror is associated with gen. (See the Horror tag at Archive of Our Own. Note that of 3660 fanworks, 45% are labeled gen and only 34% are slash; this is an unusual distribution for an archive with a slight majority of works in the slash category.)

However, some popular fanwork tropes are associated with the horror genre:

• Vampires
• Werewolves
• Zombies
• Darkfic?

Some gift exchanges and challenges are devoted to horror fanworks, including the Horror Big Bang and the Multifandom Horror Exchange.

Example Fanworks

Fanfiction

• X-Manson by Dr. Benway (X-Men) – imagines Charles Xavier as the leader of a cult
• He Had No Fingers by Gleam (Naruto) – eldritch horror AU
• With Strange Aeons (Black Sails) by Amiril - Cthulhu Mythos AU
• Zogg: The Cuddly Menace - a reinterpretation of the illustrated children's book My Little Golden Book About God, in which the original text is replaced with a science fiction horror story resembling Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Fanart

• Slasher Squad by samraw08
• Slashy Birthday by daikuwabara

Fansites

• A Passion For Horror, ^{Archived version}, Steve Calvert's fanpage

Fanvids

• SLASHSTREET BOYS - “I'LL KILL YOU THAT WAY" - parody video of The Backstreet Boys as the "Slashstreet Boys": Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, Michael Myers, and Leatherface.

Zines

• Spirits & Shades (1989)

External Links

• Wikipedia: Horror fiction
• Wikipedia: Horror Film
• Horror Film Wiki
• TVTROPES: Horror Genre
• List of Horror Tropes