Horror Genre
Short Stories
I Am the Doorway
Provide a description for only the story you read
The Tell Tale Heart
The Lottery
concerns the dangers of blindly following traditions.
3
Archetypes
The forest
Character Archetype
The survivor
Setting Archetype
Definition of setting archetype
A dangerous lonely grey place
Over coming the monster
Plot Archetype
Definition of plot archetype
Example
The Psychology of Horror
Physiology of Fear
This theory believes that people are drawn to horror because...
Stephen King on Fear
King believed that people are drawn to horror because....
Sigmund Freud
Freud believed that people are drawn to horror because of catharsis. Catharsis mean....
Film vs. Print in Horror
Your reflection
Books give more in depth in the story while film give the Important things and adds the scenes (gore) and also the audio, books can twist your mind while can give you the experience.
Narrative POV
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
Second Person
First Person
Describe
As if you were the character and is experiencing everything used pronouns "I" or "we".
Reading Strategies
Skimming
This is when....
Reading fast to understand the text and be able to move to another text faster.
Visualizing
This is when...
Able to imagine how the setting and characters could be.
Sub-genres in Horror
Psychological
Mix with the thoughts or mental health of characters.
Fantasy
Fictional setting or fictional characters.
Moral Allegory
Description
