Please read KC Redding-Gonzalez’s brilliant post on Horror.
One of the problems we have AS a genre is the inability or unwillingness to commit to a structure of subgenre.
And while this doesn’t sound like a big deal, it adds up to one because this is part of the foundation of our determining what IS and IS NOT Horror.
And whether HORRROR is HORROR.. or Weird. Or something else..
In order to be both recognized by the Literary Critical field (a goal argued and fought for by generations of writers and fans) AND to be able to properly sort and recognize the vast depth and variety of the genre, we have to commit to some structure. We need to officially claim names for things, define terms, and establish some basic criteria.
Since I can’t find that anywhere, no one is discussing it in the genre or the genre’s Leadership, then I am going to do the arrogant thing…
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Thank you for advancing The Cause! I hope we can get some internal discussions going again (I miss reading them)!
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KC, I agree with you. Would you be willing to do a guest post for my site about horror? Anything you would like?
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I shall accept the challenge… Let me plot 🙂
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Wonderful!
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I always enjoy KC’s posts. I learn a lot!
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Yes, so do I!
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