![]() ![]() ![]() The gothic novel, a genre of horror that focuses specifically on death, originated in the eighteenth century and is exemplified by the author Edgar Allan Poe. ![]() Examples include the ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus by Euripides, a gruesome story about how jealousy and a lack of empathy can lead to tragedy and Parallel Lives by Plutarch, a series of biographies highlighting the many moral failures of man. The horror genre in literature dates back to Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, where horror stories explored themes related to death, demons, evil spirits, and the afterlife. A horror story often shocks and provokes with its exploration of the unknown. In the horror genre, story and characters are just as important as mood and atmosphere. The key focus of a horror novel, horror film, or horror TV show is to elicit a sense of dread in the reader through frightening images, themes, and situations. Horror is a genre of literature, film, and television that is meant to scare, startle, shock, and even repulse audiences. ![]()
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