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The 27 pages that link to Horror fiction, each with the reason it gives.

• Gothic fictionRelated: Gothic fiction is a major tradition within horror, though it often emphasizes atmosphere and the past.

• Science fictionCompared with: Science fiction can create horror, but its defining focus is speculative change rather than fear.

• SuspenseRelated: Horror often turns suspense into dread by delaying a threatening encounter.

• Crime fictionCompared with: A crime can drive horror, but horror’s defining aim is fear rather than solving or tracing crime.

• UncannyNarrower topic: The uncanny is one route horror uses to make ordinary reality feel threatening.

• Psychological thrillerCompared with: Horror foregrounds fear, while psychological thrillers typically organize tension around motives and belief.

• Genre fictionBroader topic: Its emotional aim shows that a genre can be defined partly by the response it seeks.

• FantasyRelated: Horror can share fantasy’s supernatural material while making fear, rather than wonder, its central effect.

• Fantasy literatureCompared with: Both genres use the supernatural, but horror centers on fear rather than wonder or adventure.

• ThrillerCompared with: Horror prioritizes fear and dread, while thrillers usually propel suspense through pursuit or crisis.

• Weird fictionCompared with: Weird fiction can unsettle without resolving its threat into a familiar horror antagonist.

• Stephen KingNarrower topic: King became one of the genre’s most widely read modern practitioners.

• Jump scareNarrower topic: Jump scares are one technique within the broader tradition of horror.

• Supernatural fictionRelated: Supernatural fiction often uses supernatural threats for horror, but need not aim to frighten.

• Dark fantasyRelated: Dark fantasy borrows horror's menace while retaining fantasy's magical worlds.

• HalloweenRelated: Halloween provides a seasonal setting for horror stories and frightening entertainment.

• Speculative fictionBroader topic: It can use impossible phenomena to unsettle assumptions about reality.

• The Twilight ZoneRelated: Its supernatural and psychological threats often make familiar settings feel unsafe.

• Fantastic literatureCompared with: Horror prioritizes fear, while fantastic literature centers the disturbance of reality.

• Julia KristevaRelated: Kristeva reads horror as a genre that stages abjection and the collapse of bodily boundaries.

• MonsterNarrower topic: Monsters are among horror fiction's most durable sources of threat.

• Neil GaimanRelated: His stories often use horror to unsettle audiences across age groups.

• Dean KoontzNarrower topic: Many Koontz novels use horror conventions alongside thriller plots.

• History of fantasyCompared with: Fantasy and horror share supernatural material but usually pursue different emotional effects.

• Horror and terrorNarrower topic: The distinction describes two effects that horror fiction can combine or separate.

• R. L. StineNarrower topic: Stine adapts this broader genre into accessible stories for younger audiences.

• Shirley JacksonNarrower topic: Jackson’s work expanded horror beyond monsters into social and psychological menace.