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Horror Fandom
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Name(s): | Horror fandom, horror community |
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Scope/Focus: | Horror media |
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The horror fandom is a multifandom community based around the enjoyment and passion for works in the horror genre. A large focus of the fandom is on horror films, but the community incorporates interest in all kinds of different media and mediums.
History
Members of the horror fandom who mostly previously came from smaller forums, wikis, and other internet communities came together in the late 2000s to build the early mythos of the SCP Foundation.
Activities
- Summer of Horror - horror gift exchange
Conventions
- World Fantasy Convention (1975-ongoing)
- Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Con (1976-1977)
- Necronomicon (1982-ongoing)
Organizations
- The Count Dracula Society - U.S. horror and gothic literature fan club (1962-1972)
- The Dracula Society - U.K. horror and gothic literature fan club (1973-ongoing)
- Star Base Andromeda - Lincoln, Nebraska's longest-running Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Action/Adventure club (1974-ongoing)
Communities & Blogs
Deviantart
- Slasher-Slash
- HorrorChannel
- This is Insidious
- MovieManiacs
- Horror-for-Everyone
- The-Horror-Club
- Horror-Whores