Horror Fiction Novels

Horror fiction is a genre, which is intended to frighten, unsettle, or horrify the reader. Generally, the horror of the story is often the presence of evil, rather as a spirit, or a supernatural being. Occasionally, this allege evil is a misunderstood, supernatural element such as an Alien who is only seeking a new place to live.

Since the 1960s, fictional works that contain the morbid, gruesome, surreal, or frightening theme has been labeled as horror. Many times, horror fiction overlaps other genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and even mystery/suspense. Because of this, science fiction, fantasy, horror fiction, supernatural fiction, alternate history, and magic realism have all sometimes been placed under the umbrella category of speculative fiction.

From the earliest writings, heroes and fictional characters have found themselves in horrific situations from Beowulf, to characters in the Brother Grimm's fairy tales and in such works as Bram Stoker's Dracula and Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the
House of Usher. Writers of early horror literary works used the setting, mood, and subtlety to create the feel of otherworldly flavor and seldom used extensive explicit violence, but rather alluded to the violence.

Poe and H.P. Lovecraft are widely viewed as masters of horror.

Other great horror writers include M.R. Jones who wrote classic English ghost stories. As with Lovecraft and Poe, James also avoided shock effects. However, many modern writers of horror
have resorted to graphic description of extreme violence in order to shock, entertain, or convey the feel of horror to their audiences. This tend to glorify the violence in the story has unfortunately given horror fiction a stigma by many as lacking
any literary merit. However, there are such contemporary writers as Dean Koontz and Stephen King who are capable of creating the sense of horror without the excessive violence, which is characteristic in much of the current mainstream writings of
this genre.

If you like these types of horror stories then you must love Halloween. Here are a few horror type of ghouls you may enjoy dressing up as. Grim reaper costume or a sexy Elvira costume.

You could even have a book club party and dress up as these characters.

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