Elements of Horror

Authors of horror play on primal fears, common phobias, or kid fears such as fear of

• the dark.

• spiders.

• heights.

• being alone.

Authors of horror play on primal fears, common phobias, or kid fears such as fear of

• small spaces.

• pain.

• needles.

• snakes.

We often fear what we cannot see, what we cannot put a name to.

• true

• false

We often fear the unknown.

• true

• false

Naturally, we fear the unnatural, supernatural, or paranormal such as

• demons.

• monsters.

• the undead.

• ghosts and goblins.

Naturally, we fear the unnatural, supernatural, or paranormal such as

• spirits and ghouls.

• blind seers.

• witches and werewolves.

• bloodsuckers.

Naturally, we fear the unnatural, supernatural, or paranormal such as

• when the sky rains blood.

• a day of utter darkness.

• when the batteries die in your cellphone.

• verbal irony.

We often fear isolation.

• true

• false

We often fear our own capacity for evil.

• true

• false

Authors of horror create a sense of urgency, the sense that

• one must act now--or else.

• time will soon run out.

• characters often prove clueless and do exactly what they should not do.

• dramatic irony.