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Horror fiction
Used for:
Fiction, Horror
Horror novels
Horror tales
Terror tales
Broader Terms:
Fantasy fiction
Narrower Terms:
Ghost stories
Gothic fiction
Related Terms:
Occult fiction
Scope Note:
Use for works of the gruesome and horrific. Themes can include possession; people or creatures rising from the dead; and characters with psychic or occult powers. Examples include Stephen King's Shining and W. W. Jacobs' Monkey's Paw.