Two of my favorite topics in all the world are genre and horror. I’m simply fascinated by the ways that we, as creators and consumers, decide to delineate and define genre. What “counts” as what? Who decides? When is it black and white vs. shades of gray? Horror, in particular, is a fascinating conversation to have, not just because I like it so much, but because of all the genres, horror probably has the most stigma and shame swirling in its depths (though erotica is in the running). What this leads to is a lot of skewing and denial, muddying otherwise clear waters until it becomes much more difficult to see the blocks that horror is made up of.
Genre talks, meet horror talks. This is my jam. Let’s talk about the horror genre in all if its dark, controversial glory. And what the hell, let’s do it in an infographic. (Click to enlarge.)
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