The Horror of it All: The Sub-genres and Cross-overs of Horror!
Posted by Harbinger451 on January 13, 2012
The second Horror of it All webpage is now up – it defines the numerous sub-genres and cross-overs of Horror and attempts to explore them all… for better or worse – the good and the bad. Soon, each of these Sub-genres and Cross-overs will be explored in detail, first in the fields of Fact & Folklore, then in Fiction and in Film, followed by the field of Music & Games and then in ‘zines and on the Web.
There are 26 Sub-genres and Cross-overs altogether – we ARE open to suggestions for more (just reply to this post)… but here’s the list as it stands.
Vampires Revenants & Ghouls
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Zombies & the Re-animated Dead
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Werewolves & other Shape-shifters
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Ghosts Hauntings & Seances
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Demons & other Supernatural Entities
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Aliens & Trans-dimensional Life-forms
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Witches Warlocks Magicians & Sorcerers
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Goblins Elves & other Fairy-folk
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Mutants & Mutations
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Time Travel Terrors
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Far & Dystopian Futures
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Body Horror
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Killers Psychos Madmen & Murderers
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Crypto-creatures & Mythic Monsters
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Robots Automatons & A.I.
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Psychic powers & powerful Psychics
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Artifacts Fetishes & Totems of Power
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Sadists & Torture Chambers
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Cannibals & Head-hunters
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Acts of “God” & Apocalyptic Ruin
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War is Hell… “literally!”
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Death & other Harbingers of Doom
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Dark & Forgotten Pasts”
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Psychological Horror
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Read the descriptions for these sub-genres and cross-overs HERE.
Vote for your favourite Sub-genre or Cross-over in this POLL.
Comment on, discuss and debate these Sub-genres and Cross-overs by replying to this post.
Enter HERE all those who delight in horror, death, the macabre, the occult, black humor, weird tales, dark fantasy – and all such nefarious pleasures.
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