Horror

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See also:	Fantasy, Science Fiction, Survival Horror, Thriller
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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

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

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.

External Links

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