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Horror fiction is a genre of literature, and film which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle their readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society.
The genre of horror has ancient origins with roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These were manifested in stories of beings such as witches, vampires, werewolves and ghosts.
18th century Gothic horror drew on these sources with the seminal and controversial The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole. This marked the first time a modern novel incorporated elements of the supernatural instead of pure realism. In fact, the first edition was published disguised as an actual medieval romance from Italy discovered and republished by a fictitious translator. Once revealed as contemporary, many found it anachronistic, reactionary, or simply in poor taste — but it proved to be immediately popular. That first novel of Gothic horror inspired such works as Vathek (1786) by William Beckford, A Sicilian Romance (1790), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian (1796) by Ann Radcliffe and The Monk (1797) by Matthew Lewis. A significant amount of horror fiction of this era was written by women and marketed at a female audience, a typical scenario being a resourceful female protagonist menaced in a gloomy castle.
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written nearly 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. His novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption was the basis for the movie The Shawshank Redemption which is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.
King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. His novella The Way Station (1980) was a Nebula Award novelette nominee. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. His short story "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) received the O. Henry Award. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire oeuvre, such as the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2004), the Canadian Booksellers Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America (2007). In 2015, King was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the United States National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature.
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Summer is a great time to curl up with a good scary book. Here are a few recommendations. | BOOKS MENTIONED | The Ruins by Scott Smith It by Stephen King Summer of Night by Dan Simmons Wyldling Hall by Elizabeth Hand Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
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The Great God Pan is a novella written by Arthur Machen. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen’s story was only one of many at the time to focus on the Greek God Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism. The title was possibly inspired by the poem "A Musical Instrument" published in 1862 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in which the first line of every stanza ends "... the great god Pan." H. P. Lovecraft praised the story, saying: "No one could begin to describe the cumulative suspense and ultimate horror with which every paragraph abounds"; he added that "the sensitive reader" reaches the end with "an apprec...
Fuego & Marcia review the classic Stephen King horror novel, "IT"! MERCH STORE: http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=940758&U;=1399867&M;=5108&urlink;= Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe for more episodes! Follow us on TWITCH: http://twitch.tv/thehorrorshowchannel Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/horrorshow666 Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/thehorrorshow666 Email us: thehorrorshow666@yahoo.com Check out our PODCAST on iTunes or at www.thehorrorshowchannel.com Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheHorrorShowChannel Hosts: Jaime En Fuego & Marcia Parker Produced & Edited by Cecil Laird Produced & Equipment/Studio by Steve Wargo & SWATHD. Opening & Closing Logo Designs by Rolo Ledesma & Kristopher Anderson. Music by Mark Mason & Peter Hall. ...
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Two friends on a canoe trip down the Danube River find themselves unsettled by the ominous masses of dense, menacing willows that surround them, which seem to move of their own will as though alive. After encountering another man on the river who seems to be trying to warn them, they continue on, and soon find themselves assaulted both night and day by dark shapes and tapping sounds outside their tent. The willows also appeared to have changed locations somehow. When they wake the following morning to find equipment missing and damaged, and their food missing, the two men become distrustful and increasingly paranoid, until at last they reach a breaking point. DOWNLOAD IT AD-FREE IN HD 320 KBPS MP3 FORMAT! https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/download/willows-algernon-blackwood-perfo...
♢ READ ALONG on Reddit NoSleep ♢ *Story 1:* https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/545eca/great_aunt_elsie/ Carole is a true friend, taking care of great Aunt Elsie in her waning years. One day, Elsie warns Carole of the "monsters among them," then mysteriously dies...leaving a dark secret from her bitter past hidden in her old house. *Story 2:* https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1ja4h9/why_i_didnt_shower_for_21_years/ Few one would shower for 21 years after being haunted by night-terrors of a watery death; fewer still if those nightmares became reality. Such is the experience of a young boy, who learns that the neighbor's dying mother is more than just a creepy old woman... Story 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5jl27k/auntie_bells/ Despite her strange manner an...
Following the events of The Shining, Danny remains psychologically traumatized, while Wendy, his mother, slowly recovers from her injuries. Angry ghosts from the Overlook Hotel eventually find Danny, including the woman from Room 217. Chef Hallorann eventually teaches Danny how to imprison the ghosts in lock boxes inside his mind. The adult Dan reprises his father's legacy of anger and alcoholism. Dan drifts for decades, but eventually finds an AA community and gives up drinking. He settles in a New Hampshire town and works in a hospice, where his remnant psychic abilities provide comfort to the dying. With the aid of a cat that can sense when a person is about to die, Dan becomes known as "Doctor Sleep".
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Following the events of The Shining, Danny remains psychologically traumatized, while Wendy, his mother, slowly recovers from her injuries. Angry ghosts from the Overlook Hotel eventually find Danny, including the woman from Room 217. Chef Hallorann eventually teaches Danny how to imprison the ghosts in lock boxes inside his mind. The adult Dan reprises his father's legacy of anger and alcoholism. Dan drifts for decades, but eventually finds an AA community and gives up drinking. He settles in a New Hampshire town and works in a hospice, where his remnant psychic abilities provide comfort to the dying. With the aid of a cat that can sense when a person is about to die, Dan becomes known as "Doctor Sleep".
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