The Horror Genre

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The author says that defining the horror genre by subjects, such as monsters, is

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not always possible since some horror stories do not have monsters.

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Why is the suspense in a horror story greater than in other stories?

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Readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.

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Which is the most unlikely setting for a horror story?

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A bright beautiful park

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In horror stories, readers expect a strong connection between:

• story events and setting
• characters and the narrator
• plot and dialogue
• author’s style and characters

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story events and setting

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The author’s purpose for writing this literary criticism is to

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define a genre.

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Ways to categorize horror stories: theme, subjects, source of horror, setting.

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subjects

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Paraphrase the sentence: Our advance knowledge creates suspense because we can anticipate what is going to happen. Options: Knowing the plot and characters promotes suspense. The suspense is created when the characters are surprised. The plot promotes suspense by making us think about what will happen next. Using what we know about a setting and making predictions about it creates suspense.

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Using what we know about a setting and making predictions about it creates suspense.

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This is defined as the reason for why an author writes.

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author's purpose

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The author most likely feels that horror...

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uses suspense and gives the audience knowledge that the characters lack.

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The author most likely wrote this article to...
Options: persuade people to watch or read the horror genre, encourage people to analyze horror plots and how they are created, compare the most famous horror characters in history, provide information about popular horror stories from a long time ago

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encourage people to analyze horror plots and how they are created