What is the Horror Genre?

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The author says that defining the horror genre by subjects, such as monsters, is

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not always possible since some horror stories do not have monsters.

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Why is the suspense in a horror story greater than in other stories?

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Readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.

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Most unlikely setting for a horror story: isolated road, bright beautiful park, dark basement, old attic.

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a bright beautiful park

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In horror stories, readers expect a strong connection between:

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story events and setting

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The author’s purpose for writing this literary criticism is to

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define a genre.

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Ways to categorize horror stories: theme, subjects, source of horror, setting.

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subjects

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A quest is a

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search.

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Places that are parallel

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are similar in some ways.

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Intensify

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To grow stronger

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justify

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to prove something is right