Elements of Horror Genre

Which is the most likely SETTING for horror stories?

• A dark ally

• a bright beautiful party

• a sunny day at the beach

• on a fun roadtrip

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In horror stories, readers expect to have a strong connection between

• story events and setting

• author's style and characters

• plot and dialogue

• characters and narrator

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justify means

• to yell at someone

• to pick a fight

• to prove a point

• to prevent an accident

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A quest is

• A delicious drink

• a loss

• a search

• a video game

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Intensify means

• to stay the same

• to decrease

• to grow stronger

• to leave

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Parallel means

• miles apart

• similar in some way

• come together at some point

• cross over each other

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The author's purpose in the first two paragraphs was to?

• Teach you about Stephen King

• Show the genre organization

• Make you want to go watch a scary movie

• Spread awareness that she was a Professor

The author's purpose for writing the literary criticism is to

• Tell people how awful the horror genre is

• Analyze techniques

• define a genre

• Compare and Contrast types of literature

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What is more extreme in horror than any other genre?

• Suspense- because readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.

• Romance- because characters are always falling in love.

• action- because there are a lot of fight scenes, car crashes, and characters arguing

• science- because there are many aliens in the horror genre.

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What is an example of the author citing?

• ..creatures like Frankenstein's monster...

• In Salem's Lot Susan approaches...

• When I first read Dracula...

• Dr. Jekyll also values his desire for information above all else, and creates Mr. Hyde.